The Champions League returns on Tuesday night for the first of the second legs of the Round of 16 ties, while a busy night in the EFL also takes place as the business end of the season closes in.
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1. Barcelona to beat Benfica at home (Tue, 5:45pm)
Barcelona hold a 1-0 advantage from their first leg in Lisbon last week, leaving the La Liga leaders without defeat in any competition this calendar year, a run spanning 16 matches.
Hansi Flick’s side have won seven of their last eight games in all competitions, and take on a Benfica side with only win in their last 10 matches against Barcelona in the last 64 years, and without ever having beaten the Catalan side in Spain.
2. Sheffield United to beat Bristol City at home (Tue, 8pm)
Only goal difference separates Sheffield United from the top of the Championship table following the weekend’s action in the second tier, which saw the Blades make it six wins in their last seven matches.
They take on a Bristol City side with five defeats in their last six games against the Yorkshire side and without so much as a goal from their last three visits to Bramall Lane.
The Robins sit seventh in the table after only managing a 1-1 draw at home against a 19th placed Hull side on Saturday, despite having a man advantage for more than 75 minutes of the game, and make the trip to South Yorkshire with just one win from their last 10 away games.
3. Birmingham to beat Stevenage at home (Tue, 7:45pm)
Birmingham extended their lead at the top of the League One table to 11 points, with a game in hand, over the weekend with a 1-0 win over Lincoln, their sixth home win in a row and keeping them unbeaten at St Andrew’s in the league across the whole season.
Tuesday night sees them come up against a Stevenage side lodged in midtable with just two wins from their last nine games in all competitions a 100% loss record in competitive matches against the Blues in their history.
4. Wimbledon to beat Cheltenham at home (Tue, 7:45pm)
Wimbledon got back to winning ways on Saturday lunchtime in a promotion six pointer against Notts County to take them up to fourth in League Two and within just a couple of points of the automatic promotion places.
Johnnie Jackson’s side have won six of their last seven matches at Plough Lane, where they’ve lost only once in all competitions since November and take on a Cheltenham side without a win in their last four matches, who have slumped to 14th after back to back defeats.
The Gloucestershire side have lost three of their last four matches away from home and have just one win on the road in the league since October, with only Tranmere having won fewer away games in the fourth tier than the Robins.
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