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UEFA Champions League Odds – Besiktas vs Arsenal

Zack Garrison

By Zack Garrison in News

Updated: January 17, 2018 at 9:40 am EST

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One of the teams that made a few changes to its rosters in the summer was Arsenal, and now their expectations are high in Europe; this Tuesday they will seek their first step toward the UEFA Champions League group stage when they take on Besiktas, at Inonu Stadium at 2:45 PM in the third round of the qualifying stage.

Arsenal made their debut in the English Premier League this past weekend, beating Crystal Palace 2-1.

“We are desperate to go through, no matter what it costs,” Arsenal coach Arsene Wegner said about the series against Besiktas.

‘I believe it will be a very tough game and a very important one for us. We want to be in the Champions League group stage,’ said Wenger. ‘Besiktas had a convincing result against Feyenoord, and so for us we have the luck to play the first game away.

Besiktas got here by beating Feyenoord 5-2 in the overall result in the previous stage; Turkey is known for being one of the hardest places to play in Europe.

“Arsenal are favourites on paper, but football is won on the pitch,” Beskitas coach Slaven Bilić said. “We haven’t played in Europe for two years, so we really are looking forwards to this clash.  Arsenal have some of the best players in the world, but we have seen on many occasions that talent doesn’t necessarily mean a team will win.”

The UEFA Champions League odds have Besiktas listed +450 to win at home while Arsenal is -150 in the money line.

Zack Garrison
Zack Garrison

Sports Writer

Zack is a tour guide whose favorite sports are football, baseball, and golf. He enjoys giving obnoxious commentary during games and hopes to some day write a book about sports. His favorite underdog victory was the Diamondbacks beating the Yankees in game 7 of the World Series.

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