The Champions League is back in action this week as clubs such as Manchester United and Liverpool battle to join others such as Manchester City and Chelsea in the knockout stages.  

Let’s take a look at the biggest matches and some betting predictions for those games as well as setting out the gameweek’s fixtures in full.  

Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Real Madrid (Tuesday, 5.55pm GMT kick-off)  

This has all the makings of a corker. Both sides score goals, yet have key men on the fringes of the side or suffering from injury, such as Los Blancos seemingly cursed wing-forward Eden Hazard. While the Ukrainian side undoubtedly pose a threat, we’d take both teams to score in a Madrid victory, at 6/4. We like another bet even more, however, with the potential for parity up until very late.