European High-Risk Accumulator 23rd to 24th October

European High-Risk Accumulator: 73/10

Shakhtar Donetsk v Chelsea 23^rd October 19:45 – Verdict draw 21/10

Barcelona v Celtic 23^rd October 19:45 – Verdict Barcelona 1/11

Manchester United v Braga 23^rd October 19:45 – Verdict Manchester United 4/11

Ajax v Manchester City 24^th October 19:45 – Verdict Manchester City 4/5

We’re always going to keep away from tipping accumulators that look like Lisa Riley’s shopping-list.  We tend to favour backing three or four teams and tend to only tip the ones we know a bit about.  If you want to reckless tip on a Croatian youth team game on a wet Wednesday you’ll have to look elsewhere – or just save yourself the time and buy a lottery ticket.  This week’s Champions League is mostly made up of tight fixtures – of which we include Chelsea’s away game with Shakhtar.  Chelsea have been high-flying in the Premier League and have their captain John Terry available for selection – but blue eyes may be elsewhere, notably the Manchester United visit on Sunday.  We think a draw in this game is a real possibility and doubters of the ability should tread carefully.  Celtic have a snowball’s chance in the microwave of beating Barcelona and we think Manchester United’s pairing of Van Persie and Rooney will be fruitful again if the pair start.  Manchester City have also been backed by us to win on the ground that Ajax’s last Champions League encounter saw them embarrassed by Real Madrid.  If you don’t feel like risking the Chelsea fixture then you can drop it to get a smaller, but safer, price of 17/10.  Good luck – whoever you choose to back this week!