The UEFA Champions League swings back into action for Matchday 3 this midweek, headlined by two Hispano-Germanic clashes.
As red-hot Bayern Munich travel to Barcelona and Real Madrid welcome Borussia Dortmund to the Bernabeu, here at BestofBets, we’ve put our necks on the block for another goalscorer treble.
Here is our modest 7/1 offering with Unibet for Champions League Matchday 3.
Dusan Vlahovic
We begin in Turin as Juventus host Stuttgart, and as the Old Lady hunt down Inter in Serie A, Dusan Vlahovic has finally found his feet once more.
A man once regarded as one of the hottest properties in Europe, the Serbian striker’s move from Fiorentina was largely deemed a flop, however under new boss Thiago Motta, Vlahovic is in rich form.
Having scored five in the last four, Vlahovic hit braces away to Genoa and on Matchday 2 with a man down away to Leipzig in a 3-2 win. Vlahovic – like all three in our treble – is also looking confident from the penalty spot right now.
Stuttgart are enjoying a decent start to the campaign and are a menace at home, but on the road look decidedly softer.
Shipping four to Bayern at the weekend and three to Real Madrid on Matchday 2, Juve, with two wins from two will be eyeing top spot in the standings to end Matchday 3.
Vlahovic, two behind Harry Kane in the scoring charts, will also be eyeing boosting his numbers.
Mateo Retegui
Next up, we stay in in Italy and travel north-east, as Atalanta welcome a rough-shod Celtic to Bergamo, with Mateo Retegui licking his lips.
There are two sizeable factors in our selection here, firstly, being the form of the Italian international.
A man who featured in our Nations League Matchday 4 treble, La Dea’s frontman has now scored in his last three for both club and country, including a hat-trick against Genoa and a decisive strike away to tricky Venezia over the weekend.
Secondly, they welcome a Celtic side who have conceded ten goals in their last three games, surrendering a 2-0 lead at home to rivals Aberdeen on Saturday, but more significantly hammered 7-1 by Dortmund on Matchday 2 last time out.
Meanwhile, Atalanta went to Gelsenkirchen to face Shakhtar Donetsk and put three past the Ukrainians.
With The Bergamascos having netted two goals in five of seven games, the hosts could be in the mood and Retegui will have ample opportunity to score for a fourth-consecutive game.
Erling Haaland
Our final stop is Manchester and if punters would want one man – at home no less – to seal the treble, Erling Haaland would surely be it.
Despite having blanked in his last three games in all comps, Haaland will be itching to hit back on Matchday 3 against Sparta Prague, and the Czechs should be wary.
Scoring away to Slovan Bratislava last time out, Sparta come into this game in decent form, however, this test is different gravy.
Twenty-two days without a goal for the mighty Norwegian is something approaching a crisis for the prolific Viking hitman, but it should be no more than that.
It feels like a reaction is imminent at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night; Matchday 3 should be his time to strike once more.
