Football Bet Of The Day: James Milton has a 10-11 selection from the Champions League

Racing Post Sport’s resident football analyst James Milton has identified his standout wager from Wednesday’s Champions League programme, and it centres on the Anfield return leg between Liverpool and Galatasaray.

The Turkish champions have already proved themselves the scourge of Merseyside this term, recording 1-0 wins over Arne Slot’s side in both the league phase and the first leg of this last-16 tie. Despite holding that advantage, Galatasaray are still available at 2-1 to progress, yet Milton believes they will again make life awkward for the Reds.

Liverpool arrive at the contest on the back of a frustrating 1-1 Premier League draw with Tottenham on Sunday, a result that saw them squander Dominik Szoboszlai’s early free-kick opener. That setback underlined a recent trend: while Liverpool have been free-scoring domestically, their European performances have been markedly tighter.

Milton’s 10-11 (1.91) recommendation is under 3.5 goals, a line that has landed in eight of Galatasaray’s 11 Champions League outings this season, including their 2-0 defeat at Manchester City in January. Liverpool, meanwhile, have kept four clean sheets in their last five European fixtures, edging past both Real Madrid and Inter by the same 1-0 scoreline.

With Galatasaray showing little inclination to throw caution to the wind and Liverpool’s continental rearguard improving, the prospect of another controlled, low-scoring affair appears the most likely narrative at Anfield.