The Champions League is back for a second round of action this week.
The big winners from the opening fixtures were Bayern Munich and Celtic. Munich sit top of the 36-team table after thrashing Dinamo Zagreb 9-2, Celtic are second after defeating Slovan Bratislava 5-1.
Both have tricky fixtures in Week 2 – Bayern are away at Villa, and Celtic are away to Dortmund. Other standout matches to look forward to in Week 2 are Leverkusen vs Milan, Arsenal vs PSG and RB Leipzig vs Juventus. Defending champions, Real Madrid, find themselves in France away to LOSC.
Best Champions League offers for this week
Most important terms to look for in a Champions League offer
Big competitions like the Champions League regularly see the best football betting sites offer incentives to football fans. Some of the most common offers can be found below:
Enhanced odds
Can also be known as Price Boosts, Enhanced Odds are odds that have been boosted above the market average. They can be based on a team winning, but are more commonly found on a player to score or assist.
Full time result 2 up
If your team goes into a two goal lead during the match, the bookmaker will immediately pay your bet as a winner. Available with the majority of bookmakers
New customer enhanced odds offers
Instead of the normal new customer offers, some bookmakers will offer enhanced odds on a particular match for new customers as an alternative. These are usually £1 offers and could be on something like Erling Haaland to score at 25/1, when his normal odds are under even money.
Boosted bet builders
Another popular offer on big matches like the Champions League is a boosted Bet Builder. Usually available to both new and existing customers, some bookmakers will offer bonuses of up to 25% on a winning Bet Builder on a particular match. You will need to match certain criteria – this being a minimum number of selections and minimum odds. Both, specified by the bookie.
Acca boosts
Depending on the number of selections in your acca, bookmakers can boost winning acca bets up to 100%. These offers are not only available in the Champions League, but in all football and also different sports.
Enhanced accumulators
Slightly differing from Acca Boosts, Enhanced Accumulators are specially selected bets by the bookies. It is usually based on a minimum of three specified teams, and it could be that the standard market odds on those three teams winning are 7/2, with the bookmaker enhancing it to 4/1 or 5/1.
Double up boost
This offer sees the bookmaker offer enhanced odds on a double. It can be on two players to have something simple like 1+ shot on target or commit 1+ foul each. The standard market price might be evens, but the bookie offers 2/1 instead.
Champions League game predictions, betting tips, and offers for this week:
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Dean Etheridge
Dean Etheridge is an experienced freelance sports betting writer who specialises in football. He predominantly covers the Premier League and Champions League but can turn his hand to all aspects of the beautiful game. You can follow Dean on LinkedIn (@deanetheridge)
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