Betting Suggestions (08/09/2026): Champions League opening night with AEK – LASK and big matches
Betting suggestions for AEK – LASK Linz, Real Madrid – Inter and Porto – Manchester City on the opening matchday of the Champions League.
The league phase of the
Champions League
begins, with AEK
representing Greek football against LASK Linz
in Nea Filadelfeia. Tuesday’s schedule also features the matches Real Madrid – Inter
and Porto – Manchester City
, on a night with plenty of betting options.
AEK return to the Champions League
After an absence of
seven seasons
, AEK return to Europe’s top club competition, with their previous appearance coming in the group stage of the 2018-19
season. Their first opponent is Austrian champion LASK Linz, who are making their first-ever appearance in the main phase of the competition.Marko Nikolic’s team come into the match after a big
5-0 win over Aris
in the Super League
, in a game they dominated and created plenty of chances. Varga scored two goals
, while Marin, Koita and Zini also found the net.LASK also come into the match after a positive result, having claimed a
3-1
away win over Wolfsberger in the Austrian league. AEK have home advantage, but they face a team that won both the Austrian league and cup last season. Among the available options at Fonbet,
AEK to win with a 2-4 goal range
stands out, at odds of 2.80
.The standout matches on the schedule
Real Madrid host Inter at the Santiago Bernabeu in one of the most important matches of Matchday 1. Jose Mourinho’s team come into the game after a
1-0
away defeat to Betis, in a match where they created several big chances, hit the woodwork three times
and missed a penalty in stoppage time.Inter travel to Madrid in high spirits after their
3-2 win over Napoli
, despite having fallen 0-2
behind. Lautaro Martinez scored two goals
, while Cristian Chivu’s team maintained their perfect start in Serie A. At Fonbet
, one of the available options is over 1.5 goals in the first half
, at odds of 1.95
.At the Dragao, Porto host Manchester City. The home side come into the game after a
2-1 win over Moreirense
, while Maresca’s team claimed a 1-0 win over Coventry
to make it three wins from three
in the Premier League
, with Erling Haaland scoring the only goal. For this match, the option for Manchester City to score first and win
is available at Fonbet
at odds of 1.90
.The available options at Fonbet
All
Matchday 1 Champions League fixtures
are available at Fonbet, both before kick-off and during the matches.