We have dispatched of the losing teams in the last 16, we now head into the quarter-final matchup and we have some exciting matches to look forward to ahead of this round.
RB Leipzig have received a walkover as they were supposed to face Russian side FC Spartak Moscow. I don’t feel we need to explain ourselves as to why Moscow has been kicked out of the tournament. Below, we’ll analyze the UEFA Europa League odds and share a parlay-winning soccer pick!
Atalanta BC vs. Bayer Leverkusen
Thursday, March 10, 2022 – 3:00 PM EST at Gewiss Stadium
These teams have never faced off against each other and this could be one of the most exciting matches in the quarter-finals. Atalanta thought they were back in form following 3-0 and 4-0 wins but disappointingly lost 1-0 away to Roma last time out. Besides a 3-2 loss to Mainz, Bayer Leverkusen have been in impressive form winning 5 of their previous 7 games which also included a 1-1 draw away to Bayern Munich at the weekend.
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Both these teams should have enough attacking ability to be able to find the back of each other’s net in this one, we predict this to end 1-1, possibly even 2-2. Atalanta’s previous 20 home competitive matches have witnessed an average of 3.1 match goals.
Europa League Pick: Both Teams to Score (-140) with BetOnline
Glasgow Rangers vs. FK Crvena Zvezda Belgrade
Thursday, March 10, 2022 – 3:00 PM EST at Ibrox Stadium
The Rangers impressively beat Borussia Dortmund by an aggregate score of six goals to four in the round of 16. Although Dortmund fought very hard in the second leg away from home and were missing Erin Haaland for both games, we still feel the Rangers were probably the better team over the course of the two legs.
Rangers are unbeaten at Ibrox in their previous 19 games and they will know a win on home soil here is essential as Red Star are notoriously difficult to beat at home in European Competitions. We don’t however expect this to be a high-scoring game, especially not the sort Rangers have become accustomed to. Just one of Red Stars' previous six away games in European football has witnessed 'over' 2.5 goals.
We expect Rangers to prove too strong on home soil knowing they will be up against it in Belgrade, Rangers to win this 2-0, possibly even 1-0. For some extra value you could take Rangers win and 'under' 3.5 goals at +150, which looks like some really nice value, and Rangers to win and under 4.5 goals is still a nice +105, both available at the top-rated sportsbooks.
Europa League Pick: Rangers Win (-130) with Heritage Sports (visit our Heritage Sports Review)
FC Barcelona vs. Galatasaray Istanbul
Thursday, March 10, 2022 – 3:00 PM EST at Camp Nou
Although looking to lay -200 on Barcelona to win by two or more goals might not represent much long-term value, this is a play we just simply expect to cash, and quite easily at that. We see what Barcelona did to Napoli in the previous round, played them off the field both home and away by an aggregate scoreline of 5-3.
Domestically things have improved massively for the Catalans as they have now picked up 5 wins and 1 tie in their previous six games and it's seen them shoot up the league table into 3rd position behind Sevilla and Real Madrid.
All we have to do is take a look at the traveling Galatasaray’s last 10 away games and we will see they have a very poor record, with just one win, four ties, and five losses. The one win came against a team in the relegation zone and it took a 99th-minute winner from Bafetimbi Gomis to secure all three points for this team.
Most of Galatasaray’s best players are 32+ years of age, FC Barcelona is a much superior team and we see this as one of the easiest victories of the round as we expect the hosts to win this 3-0 / 4-1 along with those sort of score lines. It doesn’t help that the traveling team has allowed an average of 3.2 goals against when playing away to Spanish opposition across their previous six matches.
Europa League Pick: FC Barcelona -1.5 (-200) with BetOnline
Europa League Parlay
- Atalanta BC vs. Bayer Leverkusen: Both Teams to Score (-140)
- Glasgow Rangers vs. FK Crvena Zvezda Belgrade: Rangers Win (-130)
- FC Barcelona vs. Galatasaray Istanbul: FC Barcelona -1.5 (-200)
Soccer Pick: Three-Leg Parlay (+330) with BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review)
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