The knockout phase of the Champions League begins on Tuesday night and we are combining the opening last-16 games with two from the English Football League for an almost 29/2 accumulator.
FC Basel v Porto - Both teams to score @ EVS
Schalke 04 v Real Madrid - Real Madrid -1 @ 11/10
Birmingham City v Middlesbrough - Away win @ 11/10
Leyton Orient v Bradford City - Under 3 goals @ 3/4
Go to William Hill Wednesday's games page and back the following fourfold bet which would return £154.35 for a £10 stake if all correct (individual odds in brackets):
FC Basel v Porto - Both teams to score
Both of these teams have plenty of attacking firepower. Porto racked up a very impressive sixteen goals in their six group stage matches and they've been in equally good form in the league recently, smashing in 12 in their last four including five against a hapless Pacos de Ferreira outfit.
For Basel, there's a case of an experienced club legend leading the line alongside a bright new talent with the potential to be even better. 36 year old Marcos Streller (eight goals in all competitions) and 18 year old Breel Embolo (10 goals) are joined by prolific midfielder Shkelzen Gashi (14 goals)
Schalke 04 v Real Madrid - Real Madrid -1
Real Madrid should win this game. With the amount of pure world class quality that makes up Carlo Ancelotti's star-studded squad, it's no surprise that they managed to get their hands on the famous trophy last year and no surprise that they'll fancy themselves to do so again this year.
Furthermore, you can expect goals from Los Blancos in this fixture. They managed to overcome all of the sides in their group stages by a few goals at a time and when you have strikeforce that includes Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema, you can expect to find the net a few times against opposition like Schalke.
Birmingham City v Middlesbrough - Away win
Birmingham City's honeymoon period over Gary Rowett has well and truly ended over recent weeks. The Blues haven't managed a win in six games in all competitions and now they face a Middlesbrough outfit that has not lost in eight in the Championship, winning their last five consecutive matches too.
We think Boro will be too strong for their opponents in this match. Karanka has developed his squad very well over the last few months and they can take heart from their unbeaten run and the fact that Brum seem to be low on confidence at the minute. That's why an away win is one of our tips for this accumulator.
Leyton Orient v Bradford City - Under 3 goals
Bradford City may be the FA Cup heroes of the season but the Bantams aren't all that strong in the league. They may be one of many teams chasing the play-offs but they're not too prolific in front of goal, especially away from home, and they travel a long way from home to take on Leyton Orient on Wednesday.
The O's are another team that are struggling desperately to string together a run of good results and they're down in the relegation dogfight at the minute. The Londoners are in desperate need of a win and they'll want to keep things tight in this game so don't expect too much in the way of goalmouth action here.
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