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There’s stacks of Europa and Conference League action on a packed Thursday night of football and we have a trio of selections which make up our best bets of the day. We have a trio of selections which make up our best bets of the day. BET £10 GET £30 IN FREE BETS WITH TALKSPORT BET Shakhtar Donetsk to beat Panathinaikos @ 31/20 Shakhtar Donetsk head to Greece to take on Panathinaikos in the first leg of their Europa League third-round qualifying tie and the Miners look a good bet to secure an advantage. Arda Turan’s men hammered Ilves 6-0 on aggregate in their opening continental clash and that was followed by a 6-2 crushing of Besiktas. A clash against Panathinaikos doesn’t look a huge step up in class, if at all, for Shakhtar and Turan’s men should be too strong. The Greek side were dumped out of the Champions League by Rangers and the Gers didn’t really hit the ground running in their opening Scottish Premiership 1-1 draw with Motherwell. Panathinaikos have traditionally been strong in Athens, but this isn’t a vintage Shamrock side and Shakhtar are an in-form team. Shakhtar Donetsk, Braga & PAOK treble @ 11/2 Shakhtar look excellent value to beat a Panathinaikos side, who didn’t cut much ice against Rangers in the Champions League. Preparing to face Portuguese outfit Braga, Cluj are five matches without a win in 90 minutes and Dan Petrescu’s side were turned over 3-2 at home by Universitatea Craiova on Sunday. PAOK have strengthened their squad in the summer and star man Giannis Konstantelias has stayed in Greece. The White and Blacks look like bankers against Wolfsberger on Thursday. Braga to win 2-0 @ 7/1 Cluj were mighty fortunate to get past Lugano in the previous round of Europa League and the stats of that two-legged tie make alarming reading for the Romanians. Petrescu’s side registered only 25 percent possession and lost the shot count 16-7, before somehow grabbing an extra-time winner at the Dr. Constantin Radulescu Stadium contest and that’s not an isolated performance. It’s now five games without a victory in 90 minutes for Cluj and Braga should be confident of extending that poor run for the Romanian outfit. The Portuguese side were run close by Levski Sofia, but the Archbishops were clearly the best team in that Europa League second-round qualifying contest and Carlos Vicens’ men should win in Romania. At 7/1, Braga can be fancied to beat Cluj 2-0. BET £10 GET £30 IN FREE BETS WITH TALKSPORT BET Sign Up Offer: Bet £10 and get £30 in free bets - CLAIM HERE T&Cs: 18+ New customers only. Opt in via mobile or app & bet £10+ on any football market at 2. 00+ odds within 7 days. No Cash out. Get 6x £5 Free Bets on selected markets. Free bets expire in 7 days. T&Cs apply, see below. Gamble Aware. org | Please gamble responsibly Odds correct at time of publish and subject to change* 18+ New customers only. Opt in via mobile or app & bet £10+ on any football market at 2. 00+ odds within 7 days. No Cash out. Get 6x £5 Free Bets on selected markets. Free bets expire in 7 days. T&Cs apply, see below. Gamble Aware. org | Please gamble responsibly A responsible gambler is someone who: For 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 talk SPORT. 18+. T&Cs apply. gambleaware. org © 2025 talk SPORT Limited
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