{"id":117854,"date":"2026-05-05T15:22:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/?p=117854"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:41:20","slug":"tuesday-soccer-picks-high-stakes-uefa-champions-league-semi-rematch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/soccer\/tuesday-soccer-picks-high-stakes-uefa-champions-league-semi-rematch\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Soccer Picks: High-Stakes UEFA Champions League Semi Rematch"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":117668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[780],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer"],"acf":{"brief_description":"Can the Gunners harness the Emirates roar or will Simeone's resilient Atl\u00e9tico Madrid spoil the party today?","auto_update_sportal365":true,"property_type":["","run_ads","","","",""],"main_image":117669,"authors":false,"custom_author":"Mark Keast","type":"news","properties":{"ads_enabled":true,"adult_content":false,"important":false,"live":false},"live_url":"","type_of_redirect":"permanent","body":[{"acf_fc_layout":"editor_block","content":"<p>Atl\u00e9tico Madrid head north to play the second leg of their Champions League semifinal today against Arsenal, after the two squads scrapped out a 1-1 draw last week in Madrid.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">The two teams are looking to return to the final after a long absence, and are looking to win the European title for the first time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Both goals last week came from penalties, with Viktor Gy\u00f6keres scoring for Arsenal and Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez for Atl\u00e9tico.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Arsenal are the home favourites. Atl\u00e9tico, under Diego Simeone, are the classic awkward opponents \u2014 defensively solid and dangerous on the break.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Mikel Arteta\u2019s Arsenal team got a boost with the news that both Martin \u00d8degaard and Kai Havertz are back on the squad for today\u2019s match after they both missed this past weekend\u2019s league match. Getting those two players back for today\u2019s match is the big story for what is a massive home leg.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">However, Jurrien Timber is still out with a groin issue, sustained against Everton in March, and Mikel Merino remains sidelined long-term with his foot injury.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">For Atl\u00e9tico, Jos\u00e9 Gim\u00e9nez is out with a muscle injury, along with Pablo Barrios and Nico Gonz\u00e1lez. Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez should be good to go today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>BEST BETS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>UEFA Champions League<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>Arsenal vs. Atletico Madrid, 3 p.m. EST, Emirates Stadium, London, England<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>Arsenal To Win -175<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Looking at <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"editor-link\" href=\"https:\/\/betway.com\/g\/en\/sports\/cat\/soccer\"><u>soccer betting<\/u><\/a> odds on Betway this morning, Arsenal are -175 favourites, Draw +300, Atl\u00e9tico Madrid at +475, Full Time Over 0.5 -2500, Under 0.5 +900, Over 1.5 -350, Under 1.5 +260, Over 2.5 -118, Under 2.5 -110.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Atl\u00e9tico are tough but getting both \u00d8degaard and Havertz back are difference-makers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Atl\u00e9tico rested the bulk of their first-team players Saturday in a LaLiga game \u2013 a 2-0 win over Valencia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Arsenal, though, is in the thick of a Premier League title race, running all their first team guys in an impressive 3-0 win over Fulham in a Premier League match Saturday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">They will build on that today, at home, against an Atl\u00e9tico team that can be vulnerable in their defensive zone, near their own goal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Now, no one said it\u2019s going to be easy. Nerves can play a big role at this stage, so from Arsenal\u2019s perspective, hope for an early goal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>Over 2.5 Goals -118<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Both sides have attacking threats, with the home crowd set to push Arsenal forward, opening things up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Yes, these two teams have a history of low-scoring games \u2013 four of their last five matches were under 2.5.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Atl\u00e9tico has given up two or more goals in three of their last five games, and dropped a UEFA Champions League match to Arsenal, 4-0, last October.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">However Gy\u00f6keres scored twice for Arsenal in that 3-0 win against Fulham. Bukayo Saka was also impressive Saturday, making his first start since Arsenal\u2019s loss to Manchester City in the English Carabao Cup final on March 22, setting up Gy\u00f6keres while also scoring himself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Saka had been out with an Achilles injury, but he\u2019s back at full speed now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>Both Teams to Score -110<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Atl\u00e9tico are dangerous on the counter with players like Griezmann and \u00c1lvarez.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Arsenal\u2019s attack is potent, but Diego Simeone\u2019s side rarely go down without landing a punch. You have Arsenal\u2019s home edge but have to respect how Atletico always makes it messy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">I also found myself checking out Arsenal to win on penalties (+1100). Will Simeone\u2019s tactics get under Arsenal\u2019s skin, keep it tight, and button down Arsenal\u2019s attack?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Check the lineups close to kickoff.<\/p>\n"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117854"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117854\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117856,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117854\/revisions\/117856"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}