Club Brugge and Atletico Madrid have been two of the most attack-minded sides in the Champions League this season. In the league phase, both sides had an average of 4.0 goals per game, with over 2.5 goals landing in all eight of Club Brugge’s games, and in seven for Atletico Madrid. 

The first leg meeting between the sides lived up to expectations, and it was an enthralling encounter. Club Brugge recorded a total of 17 shots, of which 10 hit the target, while Atletico Madrid had 13 shots with four on target. Both sides had an identical xG tally of 2.33, highlighting how it was an even contest. 

Jan Oblak was the busier of the two goalkeepers, registering seven saves, but a draw was probably a fair result in the end, and there is still everything to play for in the second leg. 

Bodo/Glimt surprised a few again with their first leg triumph over Inter Milan last week, building on the victories they managed at the back end of the league phase against the likes of Atletico Madrid and Manchester City. Bodo/Glimt have been an entertaining watch in the Champions League all season, seeing BTTS in eight of their nine matches in the competition.

Inter Milan only marginally missed out on finishing in the top eight of the league phase, mainly due to a poor end of the league phase by Cristian Chivu’s side in which they gave up their spot in the top eight. Inter have been involved in more high-scoring games this season under Chivu, seeing 22 across the eight Champions League matches (2.75 per game). 

Inter know that they have to score at least twice to get back into this tie, and I don’t think that they’ll be able to keep Bodo quiet for the entirety of the 90 minutes. Inter’s aggressive attacking approach should see the away side have chances in transition, with Inter looking to score at least twice here to breathe life back into this intriguing play-off clash. 

I’ve got a feeling the circumstances will play into Leverkusen’s hands here, they will be able to pick their moments on the counter attack and be aggressive in transition, their home advantage will also be another beneficial factor. 

Once again, accounting for the game last week, Leverkusen were able to counter attack effectively against a forward-thinking Olympiacos side, and this created high-quality shooting opportunities. Leverkusen ended up with five shots on target from just eight shots. Ultimately, when they were getting into advanced areas, they were presented with good opportunities to hit the target. 

Leverkusen have generally been averaging around 5.5 shots on target per home game in the Bundesliga this season; this number drops off very slightly to 5.3 shots on target in the Champions League. If the hosts can get somewhere in the region of their usual numbers, 3+ saves should have a credible chance of landing.