Wednesday's Champions League predictions including Barcelona vs. Feyenoord, Napoli vs. Arsenal

Today's Champions League predictions see Barcelona's clash with Feyenoord, and a contention betwixt Napoli and Arsenal.

Stuttgart vs. Viking FK (Wed, 5.45pm)

Stuttgart return to the Champions League after a year's absence, with the nine acceptable to welcome Viking FK to MHPArena connected Wednesday.

The hosts competed successful the Europa League successful 2025-26, whereas Norwegian opponents Viking took portion successful the Conference League qualifiers past season.

We say: Stuttgart 3-1 Viking FK

Stuttgart should undoubtedly beryllium seen arsenic favourites connected Wednesday, particularly arsenic the visitors person constricted European pedigree.

Viking should look to exploit their hosts' antiaircraft issues, but it is hard to spot them being capable to incorporate their opponents' guardant line.

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Barcelona vs. Feyenoord (Wed, 5.45pm)

Barcelona will statesman their 2026-27 Champions League league signifier run connected Wednesday evening with a location fixture against Dutch giants Feyenoord.

The Catalan outfit are bidding to triumph the European Cup for the archetypal clip since 2015, portion Feyenoord person besides antecedently triumphed successful this competition, lifting the trophy successful 1970.

We say: Barcelona 3-1 Feyenoord

Feyenoord person besides made a beardown commencement to the run and are susceptible of making this a tricky lucifer for Barcelona, but we are afloat expecting the Catalan outfit to look victorious.

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Sporting Lisbon vs. Galatasaray (Wed, 8pm)

Sporting Lisbon and Galatasaray meet successful Europe for the archetypal clip successful Wednesday's Champions League matchday 1 clash astatine Estadio Jose Alvalade, some aiming to commencement the league signifier connected a affirmative note.

Although the Portuguese giants and their Turkish opponents are unbeaten this season, the hosts participate this week's brushwood mindful of their awesome grounds against Super Lig teams, which they purpose to leverage successful midweek.

We say: Sporting Lisbon 2-0 Galatasaray

Although Galatasaray get with a beardown unbeaten home run, their wretched distant grounds successful Europe and the lack of Osimhen permission them susceptible successful Lisbon.

With Suarez and Goncalves successful good signifier and Sporting boasting consecutive cleanable sheets heading into the midweek fixture, Borges's assured men should person acold excessively overmuch prime to unafraid a comfy opening victory.

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Napoli vs. Arsenal (Wed, 8pm)

The Champions League trophy has arguably ne'er been nearer to Arsenal's reach, and the reigning Premier League champions statesman their adjacent bid for European supremacy connected Wednesday evening, erstwhile they caput to Napoli in their league-phase opener.

Mikel Arteta has overseen a 100% commencement to the run successful North London, whereas Massimiliano Allegri's men are astatine hazard of a 3rd consecutive nonaccomplishment successful each tournaments this week.

We say: Napoli 1-2 Arsenal

No McTominay means nary enactment for Napoli, whose antiaircraft catastrophe against Inter spells information against an Arsenal broadside who showed shades of their 2022-23 and 2023-24 attacking selves connected Sunday.

Also blessed with aggregate options for alteration successful midfield and attack, Arteta's men person our backing to kickstart their Champions League run connected the close foot.

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Paris Saint-Germain vs Slovan Bratislava (Wed, 8pm)

Beginning their bid to assertion a 3rd straight Champions League crown, Paris Saint-Germain will footwear disconnected their 2nd rubric defence by welcoming Slovan Bratislava to Parc des Princes connected Wednesday.

While PSG were peerless arsenic they lifted the trophy past term, qualifiers Slovan mislaid each 8 games connected their lone erstwhile appearance.

We say: Paris Saint-Germain 4-1 Slovan Bratislava

None of the past 35 European Cup oregon Champions League holders person mislaid their archetypal crippled of the adjacent run connected location turf, and that inclination volition surely continue.

While PSG person looked good beneath their champion this season, Slovan are besides reeling from immoderate unexpected home defeats and are simply not successful the aforesaid class. 

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Liverpool vs. Atletico Madrid (Wed, 8pm)

Liverpool and Atletico Madrid kick-start their 2026-27 Champions League run with a mouth-watering League Phase conflict astatine Anfield connected Wednesday night.

This fixture represents a repetition of matchday 1 from past play erstwhile the Reds claimed a 3-2 location triumph implicit their Spanish counterparts, with Virgil van Dijk netting a 92nd-minute winner.

We say: Liverpool 2-1 Atletico Madrid

Given the antiaircraft frailties displayed by some clubs successful the opening weeks of the campaign, an entertainment-filled matter could beryllium connected the cards connected Merseyside, wherever the instauration of summertime summation Barcola should elevate a fearsome Liverpool frontline.

Though Simeone's men person the tools to wounded the hosts, Los Rojiblancos person historically struggled to grind retired results against English opposition. Backed by a raucous Anfield crowd, Iraola's charges whitethorn person capable firepower to borderline a choky contention and unafraid a 4th consecutive UCL triumph implicit their Spanish counterparts.

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