Valencia v Atalanta Betting Tips: Italians on brink of last eight

Valencia have it all do to in their ChampionsLeague second leg tie as they try to overturn a 4-1 deficit against afree-scoring Atalanta at the Estadio de Mestalla.

Only four of the previous 36 teams to lose thefirst leg of a Champions League knockout tie by three or more goals have thenprogressed. Can Valencia turn it around?

Atalanta could become the first Champions Leaguedebutants to reach the last eight of the competition since Leicester in2016/17. Whatever way this match goes, history will be made.

The action gets underway at 8:00pm on BT Sport 3and we’ve got all the pre-match odds and info right here…

Match Odds

Atalanta will start the game as 27/20favourites despite being the away side. The free-scoring Italians havescored 24 goals in their last six matches with two goals or more in their lastthree Champions League matches. They are 2/1 to win with over 2.5 goalsin the match.

Los Che will have no option but to attack from thefirst whistle and an early goal could set nerves jangling in Spain. Valenciaare 17/10 to win the match which still might not be enough to see themgo through. If the La Liga side are to pull of a historic comeback they are 7/1to qualify.

The match may not be as one-sided as the first leg,but Valencia will have to sure up their defence to stand any chance of goingthrough. A draw is priced at 27/10.

Talking tactics

Valencia will be without Gabriel Paulista issuspended meaning a slight reshuffle in the backline is expected. EzequielGaray (knee), Maxi Gómez (foot) and Cristiano Piccini (knee) are all ruled outwith respective injuries.

Rafael Tolói is struggling with a muscle issue forAtalanta and Berat Djimsiti (quadricep) was absent from their 7-2 Serie A winat the weekend against Lecce. First-leg hero, Hans Hateboer, is one bookingaway from a suspension which could lead to a tactical reshuffle.

Valencia will need to be direct and hit Atalantaearly. The Italians play with a high press to prevent Los Che playing out fromthe back. Meanwhile, Atalanta’s strongest weapon is attack and they won’tchange their style despite a healthy lead as they look to play on the counter.

Goalscorer Odds

Goals are expected tonight when the highest scorersin Italy come to town against a Valencia side who simply need to score at leastthree times to have a chance of staying in the tournament.

KevinGameiro is 4/1 to score first to get the Spaniards off to the perfectstart. Club captain, Daniel Parejo is 21/10 to score anytime.

For Atalanta, Duvan Zapata is 13/10to score anytime and first-leg star Hateboer 7/1 to score followinghis first leg brace.

Match info

Where: Estadio Mestalla, Valencia

When: 8pm, Tuesday 10th March

How to watch: BT Sport 3

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All Odds and Markets are correct as of the date ofpublishing.