Champions League 2016: Tuesday Odds, Live Stream for Round-of-16 Leg 1 Fixtures
Four European giants feature in the UEFA Champions League last 16 on Tuesday night, as Juventus welcome Bayern Munich, and Barcelona travel to Arsenal for their first-leg encounters.
The Blaugrana arrive in north London after a phenomenal run of form in the Primera Division and are unbeaten in 18 consecutive La Liga matches, according to WhoScored.com.
Bayern coach Pep Guardiola will hope his side can maintain their status in Europe's top club competition, as he tries to win the Champions League before he departs Der FCB for Manchester City at the end of the campaign.
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Here's a look at the odds for Tuesday's ties, as well as live streaming information. Match odds are courtesy of Odds Shark:
| 7:45 p.m. GMT/2:45 p.m. ET | Arsenal vs. Barcelona | BT Sport Player, Fox Soccer 2Go | Arsenal 333-100, Draw 5-2, Barcelona 5-6 |
| 7:45 p.m. GMT/2:45 p.m. ET | Juventus vs. Bayern Munich | BT Sport Player, Fox Soccer 2Go | Juve 5-2, Draw 23-10, Bayern 11-10 |
| Arsenal vs. Barca | Lionel Messi to score first | 7-2 |
| Arsenal vs. Barca | Olivier Giroud anytime goalscorer | 13-5 |
| Juve vs. Bayern | Juventus to win first leg | 11-5 |
| Juve vs. Bayern | Robert Lewandowski to score first | 5-1 |
Recommended bets courtesy of Oddschecker, accurate as of Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. (GMT).
Tuesday Preview
Arsenal clearly rued their luck when they were once again paired with Barcelona in the European competition, and with the Catalan giants in irresistible form, the Gunners are huge underdogs.
Manager Arsene Wenger's team were riding high in the Premier League as other top English teams crumbled and fell, but only three wins in their last eight in all competitions tells a sorry story for the London club, per WhoScored.
Arsenal have once again stuttered just as their supporters could taste upcoming glory, and the last visitors they need to face at the present time are Barca.
Luis Enrique's MSN trinity of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar have laid a path of destruction this term as they batter opponents with ruthless aggression.
The Gunners defence has often been its Achilles' heel in years gone by, and if the MSN put their foot on the accelerator, the fixture could be dead by half-time.
All eyes will be on Messi after becoming the first player to score 300 goals in La Liga, but Suarez is just as likely to be the primary threat on Tuesday.
The Champions League highlighted the Uruguayan's tremendous record in the competition this season:
Alexis Sanchez has returned and is once again available for Arsenal after a lengthy spell on the sidelines, and his creative play with Mesut Ozil holds the key for Wenger.
However, Arsenal cannot fight fire with fire over two legs against one of the best teams in the history of football, and a more cautious approach is expected on Tuesday.
Former Gunners and Barca player Thierry Henry said in his column for the Sun the English team must curb their instinct to attack:
"They [Arsenal] have to accept they will probably only have 30 per cent possession and must be so efficient when they do get the ball. They need everyone to put a shift in.
The whole team must defend more as a unit and the wingers must tuck in and play more in their own half.
You very rarely get the chance to play against Barcelona so you must be prepared to sacrifice parts of your attacking game, home and away.
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Barca recall Gerard Pique and Sergio Busquets to their squad after both were absent against Las Palmas in La Liga, according to BBC Sport, while Ozil, Aaron Ramsey and Petr Cech return after being rested in the FA Cup against Hull City.
Bayern arrive in Turin in a similar vein of form to Barca, completely dominating their domestic league and looking supremely comfortable.
De FCB have taken their foot off the gas in recent matches in anticipation of the knockout phase of the Champions League, and the forthcoming loss of Guardiola could affect their equilibrium in the tournament.
Juve started the campaign in awful form, and it seemed they were going to give their Italian league crown up without a fight, as Chelsea have done in England.
However, the Old Lady has risen again and are unbeaten in 16 Serie A games, after only winning three of their first 10, per Squawka.com.
Bayern also face issues with injuries in Italy, with David Alaba and Joshua Kimmich set to form a makeshift partnership at the heart of the defence, per Ben Gladwell of UEFA.com. Juve are unbeaten at home in European competition since the Bundesliga champions' last visit in 2013, but a weakened defence could hurt Guardiola's overall tactics.
The natural laws of European football say Bayern and Barca will progress to the last eight, but they must perform professional jobs against their opponents in the first legs on Tuesday night.
The champions of Spain and Germany have the pure brute force up front to wipe the floor on their travels, but if they are not at their best they will open the door to two very motivated sides.
