Bayer Leverkusen vs Atletico Madrid

The match between Arsenal and Monaco today is a great chance for both teams to define their season. The fans of Arsenal`s long wait for a serious breakthrough in the Champions League, and it looks like a wonderful opportunity. Dimitar Berbatov and friends came in great shape and will try to get a good result before the second leg in two weeks. Relish the game tonight and why not place some bets in accordance with our football picks? See what we are talking about:

ARSENAL
'Gunners` achieved their third consecutive win in the away match against Crystal Palace (2:1). So Arsenal`s with only 1 loss in the last nine matches, having improved the major positions in the Premier League. Now, however, the challenge for the team is the match with Monaco that will provide answers to many questions about Arsene Wenger. The French expert will have to figure out how to break the great defense of the opponent. At the camp of Arsenal Mathieu Debussi, Abou Diaby, Aaron Ramsey and Mikel Arteta are with some problems. The four of them will certainly not take part in the derby against the team of Monaco because of injuries. The goalkeeper David Ospina, who has become the first choice for Wenger lately, has an injury as well as Alex Oxlade Chamberlain. Both have minimal chances to recover and start the game. Though most likely, protecting the door of Arsenal we will see Wojciech Szczesny, Danny Houellebecq will take a position on the right flank of the attack on the 'Gunners`. Hector Belerin has healed his truama and will replace Calum Chambers to the position of right-back.

MONACO
The players of Monaco won in the last round of the Cote d`Azur Derby against Nice. Although playing with ten players during the whole second half, Monaco has reached success of 1:0 after the goal of Bernardo Silva. So the team of Leonardo Zardim significantly boosted the self-confidence of the team before the visit to 'Emirats`. For the match in London, however, the coaching staff of Monaco will have to resolve some problems related to the injuries. With injuries are Tiemu Bakajoko, Andrea Ragi, Ricardo Carvalho, Den Kurzava and Ferreira Carrasco. The medical staff of Monaco will do everything possible to recover the last two for the match in London, which are the basic units in the team of Leonardo Zardim. The captain of the team Jeremy Tualan is suspended and also won`t be available. Dimitar Berbatov returned to England. The Bulgarian will lead the attack of Monaco and will try to score at 'Emirats`, where he`s done it already with the team of Fulham.

FOOTBALL FORECAST FOR ARSENAL - MONACO
All of us were impressed by the defense of Monaco, which in the six matches of the group stage of the tournament, made only one goal in its door. We assume that we will once again witness a match with a total number of hits fewer than 2.5.












Bayer Leverkusen vs. Atletico Madrid is an 1/8 final of the Champions League - one of the finalists from last year again has headed for the finish line again. Diego Simeone`s boys, however, have a tough task against Bayer Leverkusen on the way to the final in Berlin. Whether someone will succeed to take advantage before the second leg in two weeks we will find out on Wednesday night. Prepare your soccer tips predicted by confident picks and enjoy the match!

BAYER LEVERKUSEN
These players entered into a series of three games without a win in the Bundesliga where they got a total of 9 goals in their door. So the team of Roger Schmidt stayed behind in the battle for the fourth place in the League. Now, however, Bayer will try to take advantage before the second leg against Atletico. The coaching staffs of the team will need to arrange the team without the injured Robbie Kruse, Tin Jedvaz and Lars Bender. Suspended for the first match with Atletico Madrid is the central defender Jomer Toprak, with a view to which Emir Spahic will be returned in the defense as a partner of Kyriakos Papadopoulos. Instead of the injured Lars Bender, in the middle of the field is going to be Gonzalo Castro alongside with the captain Simon Rolfes. Josip Drmic is a favorite to place on top of the attack, which probably will mean that Stefan Kiessling will stay on the bench for Bayer Leverkusen.

ATLETICO MADRID
The team prevailed over the weak Almeria over the weekend with 3:0 and thus erased the negative impressions of their loss by Celta Vigo with 2:0 a week ago. Atletico Madrid lagged in the fight for the defense of its title from last year in La Liga, but will try to get a good result against Bayer Leverkusen. Before the visit to Germany, Diego Simeone has some serious problems with the team. Kokee and Tiago have some slight injuries as both will probably stay on the bench, ready to enter the game if the result is negative. Mario Madzukic will lead the attack of Atletico Madrid assisted by Antoine Grizman. This means that Fernando Torres will be a reserve and will wait for his chance in the second half of the match.

SOCCER FORECAST FOR BAYER LEVERKUSEN VS. ATLETICO MADRID
Both teams will hardly be thrown in attacks since the beginning of the match. The bet for them on the derby is huge and Bayer Leverkusen and Atletico Madrid will seek primarily to prevent a hit in their doors. In view of this, we expect a minimum number of goals - actually under 2.5 and our advice for you is to choose that option when you place a bet.