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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 03: Luis Suarez of FC Barcelona during the Group B match of the UEFA Champions League between Tottenham Hotspur and FC Barcelona at Wembley Stadium on October 3, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 03: Luis Suarez of FC Barcelona during the Group B match of the UEFA Champions League between Tottenham Hotspur and FC Barcelona at Wembley Stadium on October 3, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)Marc Atkins/Getty Images

Champions League 2018: Odds, Live Stream, TV Schedule, Wednesday Predictions

James DudkoOct 23, 2018

Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain are all in action on Wednesday in the 2018 UEFA Champions League.

Barcelona will be attempting to beat Serie A giants Inter Milan without injured attacking talisman Lionel Messi. Group B's other match could see a depleted Spurs struggle away to a PSV Eindhoven side impressing on the watch of former player Mark van Bommel.

Liverpool will be confident about beating Red Star Belgrade at Anfield. The Reds need three points as PSG host Napoli in a tricky fixture in the other Group C match.

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Schedule, Viewing Information and Predictions

  • Club Brugge vs. AS Monaco: 5:55 p.m. BST/12:55 p.m. ET, BT Sport 1 (2-0)
  • PSV Eindhoven vs. Tottenham Hotspur: 5:55 p.m. BST/12:55 p.m. ET, BT Sport 3, TNT (2-1)
  • Borussia Dortmund vs. Atletico Madrid: 8 p.m. BST/3 p.m. ET (1-1)
  • Barcelona vs. Inter Milan: 8 p.m. BST/3 p.m. ET, BT Sport ESPN, TNT (2-1)
  • Liverpool vs. Red Star Belgrade: 8 p.m. BST/3 p.m. ET, BT Sport 2 (3-0)
  • Paris Saint-Germain vs. Napoli: 8 p.m. BST/3 p.m. ET, BT Sport 3 (2-2)
  • Galatasaray vs. Schalke 04: 8 p.m. BST/3 p.m. ET (1-0)
  • Lokomotiv Moscow vs. FC Porto: 8 p.m. BST/3 p.m. ET (1-1)

Live-streaming links: BT Sport App, B/R Live, fuboTV

Odds (Per OddsShark)

  • Brugge: 33-20 Monaco: 8-5 Draw: 49-20
  • PSV: 54-25 Spurs: 121-100 Draw: 61-25
  • Dortmund: 37-20 Atletico: 71-50 Draw: 5-2
  • Barcelona: 50-139 Inter: 174-25 Draw: 399-100
  • Liverpool: 1-20 Red Star: 33-1 Draw: 14-1
  • PSG: 2-3 Napoli: 22-5 Draw: 11-4
  • Galatasaray: 31-20 Schalke: 9-5 Draw: 23-10
  • Lokomotiv: 11-5 Porto: 5-4 Draw: 12-5

Barca Will Survive Without Messi

Messi broke a bone in his arm during the Blaugrana's 4-2 win over Sevilla in La Liga on Saturday. Even without the Argentina international, Barca should still have enough firepower to overcome Inter.

Luis Suarez can still get goals in bunches, and the prolific No. 9 often saves his best for this tournament. The Uruguay international can be counted on, but it's a different story for Ousmane Dembele.

BARCELONA, SPAIN - OCTOBER 20: Ousmane Dembele of FC Barcelona  during the La Liga Santander  match between FC Barcelona v Sevilla at the Camp Nou on October 20, 2018 in Barcelona Spain (Photo by Jeroen Meuwsen/Soccrates/Getty Images)

The mercurial Frenchman has the pace and vision to be a major threat from wide areas. Dembele is under pressure to deliver during Messi's absence, and he's already scored five times in all competitions this season.

Expect Suarez and Dembele to do enough to see off Inter and keep Barcelona in the box seat in the group.

Spurs to be Humbled in Eindhoven

PSV have barely missed a beat since Van Bommel replaced outgoing Phillip Cocu in the dugout this summer.

The Dutch side have won nine in a row in the Eredivisie, but things have been different in this competition, with Van Bommel's men on the wrong end of defeats to both Inter and Barca.

It will be different this time as PSV's pace and movement from the flanks can cause Spurs problems. Hirving Lozano and Steven Bergwijn will pose a threat that Tottenham's usually stout defence will struggle to contain.

Unfortunately for Spurs, Bergwijn and Lozano aren't the only PSV attackers who are in fine form:

Harry Kane and Erik Lamela will provide a cutting edge for the visitors, but Tottenham will miss playmaker Dele Alli and defenders Danny Rose and Jan Vertonghen, per BBC Sport. Expect the Lilywhites to ultimately leave the Philips Stadion empty-handed.

Liverpool to Coast to 3 Points

A Liverpool side not quite clicking in forward areas will still have little trouble getting past Red Star. It helps that star forward Mohamed Salah got back among the goals on Saturday when he scored the winner away to Huddersfield Town in the Premier League.

Salah's well-timed runs and pace will make him the main threat at Anfield. The Egypt international could also be helped by the possible return from injury of Sadio Mane.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 07: Sadio Mane of Liverpool runs with the  ball during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Manchester City at Anfield on October 07, 2018 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

The Senegal international has been out with a hand injury but could return after surgery, per BBC Sport. His presence on one flank should restore the fluency to a Liverpool forward line yielding just two goals in four matches in all competitions recently.

Salah and Co. will still need a supply, but the Liverpool midfield could be short of options with Jordan Henderson and Naby Keita ruled out by manager Jurgen Klopp, per Chris Shaw of the club's official website.

Klopp can still call on Fabinho, Georginio Wijnaldum and Adam Lallana in the middle. The level of depth in the Liverpool squad will translate to an easy win.

PSG and Napoli to Share Points

PSG have the quality in attack to beat any team in the competition. Neymar, Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe are all in good form, but their goals can't completely mask a vulnerable defence.

Les Parisiens have only conceded six times in 10 Ligue 1 matches, but they have been breached four times in two games in this competition. Napoli have the firepower to exploit any weaknesses at the back.

The Serie A outfit saw off Liverpool last time out thanks to a goal from gifted forward Lorenzo Insigne. He's joined by Dries Mertens and Jose Callejon in a formidable and fluid front three.

NAPLES, ITALY - OCTOBER 07: Lorenzo Insigne of SSC Napoli celebrates the victory after the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and US Sassuolo at Stadio San Paolo on October 7, 2018 in Naples, Italy.  (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

Napoli can also count on the expertise of serial Champions League winner Carlo Ancelotti. He lifted the trophy twice with AC Milan and once with Real Madrid as a manager.

Ancelotti will have a plan to help Napoli catch PSG cold at the Parc des Princes.

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