Elsewhere Lyon take on Anderlecht, FC Timisoara take on VFB Stuttgart, Sporting meet Fiorentina and Panathinaikos will play Atletico Madrid. Stuttgart will be very pleased with their draw; there were some dangerous teams in the unseeded category and they have picked up by far the weakest team in the form of the Romanian Timisoara.

Other match ups are a bit tighter, although Atletico Madrid will fancy their chances against Greek counterparts Panathinaikos, whilst Anderlecht who are 1000/1 on Betfair to win the Champions league may struggle against Lyon.

The draw hasn’t had a huge effect on the Champions League outright betting although Celtic have been pushed out to 250/1 with the bookies after their draw against Arsenal. Barcelona remain joint 5/1 favourites with Real Madrid followed by a trio of English sides in the form of Chelsea 7/1, Man U 7/1 and Liverpool at 10/1. Arsenal meanwhile remain at 16/1 to win the Champions league despite the tough draw against Celtic.

You can see all the Champions League odds here.

Bookies Blog is not strictly a tipping service – we just preview the major betting events and sometimes come up with a bit of value. Take the Betfair Ascot Chase for example, we wanted to take on 6/5 Voy Por Ustedes. The race was a terrible betting race, with only 2 places. We managed to steer you towards the banker of the weekend though, 7/5 Wendel who cruised home by 11 lengths.

We cannot give you winners every day of the betting week, so we’ve decided to take a look at the best places on the web to find reliable free tips.

Betting @ Betfair

Plenty of previews and tips across a range of sports, with many geared towards exchange betting. As well as sports tipsters, there are poker articles and a blog by a financial analyst. Nick Shiambouros has a particularly good record with his ’80/20 bet’ for horses with place prospects.

Betdaq Extra

Not as many writers as Betfair, but the ‘Daqman’ often has some terrific horse racing bets. He likes to go for the odds long-shot, as well as regular ‘banker’ bets. His lays have a much better record and he’s currently on 182 successful ones.

Betting Zone

The Zone has a great record, having notched up over 2000pts of profit since it began in 2003. That doesn’t mean they all come home, with the majority of those wins coming in golf. Simon Holt has a good racing column, often with a couple of Saturday bets.

Daily Donkey

Laying 12/1 shots isn’t my cup of tea, but the Daily Donkey team seem to consistently register profits. They lay so many ‘donkeys’ that the odd freak winner doesn’t break the bank. Don’s Diary has the lay of the day.

Adrian Massey

Brilliant statistical analysis for UK horse racing. Adrain’s own ratings can be a great way to filter through a tricky race and can show the way to a few winners.

Racing Post Tipping

Pricewise Extra has a couple of selections from mid-day, which are different to those in the print edition. Personally I prefer Andrew Barr to Tom Segal.

Newspaper Naps

Failing those options, the newspaper naps table has the daily naps from the UK newspaper tipsters, as well as their records. Rob Wright (The Times) is the Champion Tipster and is usually a good bet.

Compare odds on bookies.com before having a bet, to ensure that you are getting the best price available.