The European journey for the 2025-26 campaign begins on Tuesday night: Accumulator Tips for September 16, 2025

The Champions League returns on Tuesday with a clash of the giants in Turin as Juventus welcome Borussia Dortmund to the Allianz Stadium. Both sides are heading into the encounter in good form. Expectedly, it sets up to be a tightly contested European night. Meanwhile, Real Madrid will kick off their European journey for the 2025-26 campaign on Tuesday night, welcoming French side Olympique Marseille to the Santiago Bernabeu in the Champions League opener. The two clubs have met four times, all in the Champions League, and Real Madrid proved vastly superior by dismantling Olympique Marseille in each of those encounters, and they will look to keep that commanding run going. Lastly, Tottenham and Villarreal, will face off in the first round of Europe's best club continental competition. The match will take place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

Juventus vs Dortmund

The home side, Juventus are arriving in a confident mood after making a perfect start to the 2025-26 campaign. They’ve won all three of their Serie A fixtures so far. Igor Tudor’s men showed resilience by overturning a late deficit against Inter. Their attack has also already produced seven goals this term. Defensively, they conceded for the first time last weekend. However, their overall form remains encouraging with six straight home wins in Serie A. However, their European record at the Allianz is less convincing, having lost two of their last four continental outings. For this clash, Bremer is expected to marshal the backline alongside Federico Gatti and Lloyd Kelly, while Manuel Locatelli and Khephren Thuram should control midfield. Up front, Jonathan David and Dusan Vlahovic are likely to lead the line, supported by youngster Kenan Yildiz. Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund, under Niko Kovac, have enjoyed an unbeaten start, recording three wins and a draw across all competitions. Their disciplined defensive record is notable, with three clean sheets already, equalling their tally from the entire previous Bundesliga campaign. They have been missing defensive leaders Emre Can, Niklas Sule and Nico Schlotterbeck. Therefore, I expect both teams to display in this match and find the net.

Possible Lineups

🔖 Juventus predicted lineup (3-4-2-1): Michele Di Gregorio (GK), Federico Gatti, Bremer, Lloyd Kelly, Pierre Kalulu, Manuel Locatelli, Khéphren Thuram, Andrea Cambiaso, Teun Koopmeiners, Kenan Yildiz, Jonathan David.

🔖 Borussia Dortmund predicted lineup (3-4-3): Gregor Kobel (GK), Julian Ryerson, Waldemar Anton, Ramy Bensebaini, Yan Couto, Jobe Bellingham, Felix Nmecha, Daniel Svensson, Karim Adeyemi, Serhou Guirassy, Maximilian Beier.

• Bet on: BTTS 1.68

Real Madrid vs Marseille

Real Madrid, the 15-time winners of this competition will be desperate to atone for last season’s underwhelming Champions League campaign, where they fell well short of their lofty standards. Real Madrid’s inability to break into the top eight consigned them to the play-offs, where they did enough to progress, but their UCL campaign ended abruptly in the last eight as Arsenal overpowered them with a convincing 4-1 aggregate triumph. Meanwhile, Marseille's unforgettable title-winning season, Les Olympiens have struggled to make a significant impact in subsequent UCL editions, rarely reaching the knockout stages, and this year’s return marks their first appearance on the European stage in three years. Despite an inconsistent start to their 2025-26 Ligue 1 campaign, with two wins and two losses from their opening four fixtures, Olympique Marseille delivered a massive confidence boost and sent a strong warning to Madrid by dismantling Lorient 4-0. Therefore, I expect more than one goal at halftime since both teams are expected to showcase their scoring abilities.

Possible Lineups

🔖 Real Madrid predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Thibaut Courtois (GK), Trent Alexander-Arnold, Eder Militao, Dean Huijsen, Alvaro Carreras, Aurelien Tchouameni, Federico Valverde, Franco Mastantuono, Arda Guler, Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe.

🔖 Marseille predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Geronimo Rulli (GK), Amir Murillo, Benjamin Pavard, Nayef Aguerd, Emerson, Pierre-Emile Hoejbjerg, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Mason Greenwood, Bilal Nadir, Timothy Weah, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

• Bet on: HF Over 1.5 goals 2.08

Tottenham vs Villarreal

Tottenham had an absolutely terrible season in the Premier League, finishing 17th! However, they saved the season by winning the Europa League and securing the Champions League that way. Despite finally winning a trophy, the Spurs decided to sack coach Ange Postecoglou on June 6th, and the club appointed Thomas Frank. This year, the Spurs started well, winning nine points in the first four games, and are currently in 3rd place in the Premier League. On the other hand, Villarreal secured the Champions League due to a fantastic end of the last season, where they won six straight games. During the offseason, they were pretty active, but it is difficult to predict whether they have gotten better. This year, the popular Yellow Submarine opened the season great, winning seven points in the first three games. However, they suffered their first loss of the season in the last match against Atletico Madrid 2:0. After the game, coach Marcelino spoke to the media. He said the difference in the match was largely due to Atletico Madrid being a lot more clinical. The coach also added that their new signings are still adapting and that they are doing everything to speed up the process. Therefore, I expect more than two goals to be recorded in this match since both teams will aim to secure a win.

Possible Lineups

🔖 Tottenham predicted lineup (4-3-3): Guglielmo Vicario (GK), Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Djed Spence, Lucas Bergvall, Rodrigo Bentancur, Pape Sarr, Mohammed Kudus, Richarlison, Xavi Simons.

🔖 Villarreal predicted lineup (4-4-2): Luiz Junior (GK), Santiago Mourino, Juan Foyth, Renato Veiga, Sergi Cardona, Nicolas Pepe, Pape Gueye, Santi Comesana, Alberto Moleiro, Ayoze Perez, Georges Mikautadze.

• Bet on: Over 2.5 goals 1.82