Barcelona v Plzen: Back Bet Builder to unearth Barca value

Barcelona 1.091/11 v Viktoria Plzen 46.045/1; The Draw 15.529/2
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Barca get given gentle start

Barcelona have a tough task ahead of them in Group C of the Champions League, but their campaign starts gently at home to Viktoria Plzen.

The Spanish giants have been drawn alongside Bayern Munich and Inter Milan. Home and away victories against the likely group whipping boys Plzen, would appear to be the minimum requirement for any team looking to make the knockout stages from this group.

All the signs suggest that Barcelona will do just that. At the weekend they won 3-0 at Sevilla. After drawing their first game 0-0 at home to Rayo Vallecano, Xavi's new-look side has clicked scoring four in victories against both Real Sociedad and Real Valladolid.

Robert Lewandowski has already scored five goals in four games for Barca, suggesting that they might just have signed one of the few forwards capable of notching the sort of numbers that Lionel Messi managed in season after season.

Plzen have had to come through qualifying to reach this stage, overcoming HJK, Sheriff and Qarabag. Along with their domestic fixtures in the Czech Republic they've already played twelve games and remain unbeaten (W10 D2).

Back Barca with Bet Builder four-fold

Barcelona are the hot favourites at 1.091/11, ahead of the draw at 15.529/2 and Viktoria Plzen at 46.045/1.

In order to find any value for the home win, we're going to need to create a Bet Builder. The amount of goals that Barca have been scoring in La Liga should make that task easier, as will the case that this is their first match in the Champions League and Xavi seems likely to pick a strong side to ensure that they get off to a winning start.

A Barcelona win, Lewandowski to score, over 3.5 goals and goals in both halves, comes together at odds of evens.