Barcelona vs Viktoria Plzen
7th September 2000hrs
Football – Europe – UEFA Champions League
Pick Home Win -2
Bookmaker bet365
Odds: 4/7 odds taken 1145 GMT, Tuesday 6 September
Xavi’s Barcelona entertain Michal Bilek’s Viktoria Plzen at the Camp Nou this Wednesday in their opening group fixture of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League. Barca have made a strong start in La Liga, and Blaugrana will want to kick off their European campaign with three points in front of their home fans. The home team are the overwhelming favourites with the bookies.
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Barcelona Preview – Will Blaugrana extend unbeaten run?
Barcelona have not been their usual dominant selves in recent years, but they have looked solid at the start of this season. After four games played in La Liga, Barca sit second behind rivals Real Madrid, collecting ten points from a possible 12.
Xavi’s men kicked off the new campaign with a 0-0 home draw with Rayo Vallecano but have not put a foot wrong since. They have secured successive wins over Real Sociedad, Real Valladolid and Sevilla, scoring 11 goals in the process.
With Bayern Munich and Inter Milan also in Group C, Barcelona will be looking for no less than three points from this one. Next up is a trip to the Allianz Arena in Munich to play Bayern before they travel to Italy to take on Inter.
Viktoria Plzen Preview – Can the Czechs cause an almighty upset?
With Barcelona, Inter and Bayern in the group, Viktoria Plzen are the massive underdogs. Still, the Czech First League champions will fancy their chances of putting the cat amongst the pigeons and causing a few upsets along the way.
Viktoria have had a fine season up until now, unbeaten in 12 league and cup games. So far, Michal Bilek’s troops have picked up ten wins and have drawn twice. They are joint top of the table in the Czech Republic, collecting 16 points from a possible 18. In the Champions League qualifiers, Plzen saw off Helsinki, Sheriff and Qarabag.
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We have seen some shock results in the group stage of the Champions League in recent times – can Viktoria upset Barcelona this Wednesday?
Barcelona vs Viktoria Plzen Betting Advice
These two clubs met in the group stage of the Champions League over a decade ago. Barcelona won the game at the Camp Nou thanks to goals from Andreas Iniesta and David Villa. Barca eased to victory in the reverse fixture in Plzen, with Lionel Messi grabbing a hat-trick in a 4-0 romp.
Key Facts – Barcelona vs Viktoria Plzen Betting Tip
- Both teams are unbeaten so far this season
- These two met in the Champions League 11 years ago
- Barcelona have scored 11 goals in their past three games
Barcelona have been very easy on the eye in recent weeks, and Xavi’s boys should make light work of Viktoria at the Camp Nou. We are backing the home team to win this one by a margin, and there is good value in bet365’s odds of 4/7 for Barcelona to win -2.
Robert Lewandowski has been up to his old tricks of late, netting five goals in his last three appearances for his new club. Barca’s No. 9 is available at 6/4 with BetVictor to score the opening goal of this match.
The best betting odds for Barcelona vs Viktoria Plzen
Barcelona to win: 1/20 at Bet365
Draw: 12/1 at Bet365
Viktoria Plzen to win: 28/1 at Bet365
