Champions League betting tips: Selections for Tuesday’s Quarter-final action

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The Champions League quarter-finals take place across Tuesday and Wednesday and the first double header sees Real Madrid hosting Bayern Munich and Arsenal making the trip to Lisbon to face Sporting.The Gunners are reeling after an FA Cup exit at the hands of Southampton and the scrutiny on Mikel Arteta’s side is increasing by the game.Meanwhile, heavyweights Real and Bayern are meeting for the 29th time in this competition, a record. Only four of the previous 28 have ended level.GET £40 IN FREE BETS WHEN YOU BET ON THE FOOTBALL WITH talkSPORT BETChampions League betting tipsSporting Lisbon or draw @ 1/1 Bayern Munich to win and Harry Kane to score @ 21/10Gunners hard to fancy in LisbonArsenal’s quadruple hopes have gone up in smoke after they lost the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City and then exited the FA Cup at second-tier Southampton.The Gunners were quite dismal in their Saturday night quarter-final loss at St Mary’s and, even allowing for the changes made by Arteta, it’s a worrying time for them.Recent performances have been poor and, amidst plenty of talk of winning four trophies, the North Londoners might be happy in the end if they can secure the Premier League title now.Arsenal are odds-on to win in Lisbon, but recent performances do nothing to inspire confidence. Sporting have won 16 home matches on the bounce, including a win over Paris Saint-Germain here in January.They overturned a major first-leg deficit to deny Bodo/Glimt in the previous round, and they have won all five of their Champions League matches at the Estadio Jose Alvalade this season.They are fancied to at least maintain their hopes for the second leg by avoiding a defeat here against an Arsenal side creaking under pressure.Kane can inspire Bernabeu win for BayernHarry Kane has 14 goals in his last 13 Champions League games and the England frontman has scored in the away leg of Bayern’s quarter-final ties in each of the last two seasons in this competition.He joins his Bayern teammates in the Spanish capital to face a Real Madrid side that has questions to answer.Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last nine meetings with Bayern (W7, D2) and have progressed from each of the last four knockout ties between the sides, but Vincent Kompany’s side can end that poor run.Alvaro Arbeloa’s side were beaten 2-1 by Mallorca at the weekend, their second La Liga loss in five games. They swept aside Manchester City in the last round, but the Citizens were naïve in the first leg here.Bayern are unlikely to be caught as easily. They are unbeaten in 13 games and their high-tempo style can expose Real’s backline.Kane missed the weekend win over Freiburg after also sitting out England’s friendly defeat to Japan, but he has trained with Bayern ahead of the game in Madrid and should start. He has 14 goals in his last 10 games and can continue his scoring streak in the Champions League quarter-finals.GET £40 IN FREE BETS WHEN YOU BET ON THE FOOTBALL WITH talkSPORT BETOdds correct at time of publish and subject to change*18+ New customers only. Opt in and bet £10 via mobile web on any football (odds 1/1+) within 7 days of registration. Get 4x£10 in Free Bets for set football markets, which expire in 7 days. T&Cs apply GambleAware.org | Please gamble responsiblyRemember to gamble responsiblyA responsible gambler is someone who:Establishes time and monetary limits before playingOnly gambles with money they can afford to loseNever chase their lossesDoesn’t gamble if they’re upset, angry or depressedGamCare – www.gamcare.org.ukGamble Aware – www.gambleaware.orgFor help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to www.gamstop.co.uk to be excluded from all UK-regulated gambling websites.Commercial content notice: Taking one of the bookmaker offers featured in this article may result in a payment to talkSPORT. 18+. T&Cs apply. gambleaware.org