Napoli vs Arsenal: Surprise Bruno Guimaraes odds you should back for Champions League clash

Arsenal kick off their Champions League campaign in Naples on Wednesday night as they take on Napoli.

The Gunners have reached the quarter-final, semi-final and final over the course of the previous three campaigns, and will hope to go one better this time around and end their long-awaited hunt for this trophy.

One player who could help them do that is new signing Bruno Guimaraes, and we are backing him to have a major impact here.

Guimaraes to assist at 6/1 (7.00) are very tempting odds to say the least, and here is why they are worth a punt.

Napoli vs Arsenal: Guimaraes the master of line-breaking passes

Guimaraes has already shown in an Arsenal shirt that he can make this happen, evident in their 1-0 win at Aston Villa in the Premier League when he was creating chances by playing dangerous passes through Villa's defence.

He was known for that at Newcastle United, as in the Champions League in particular, the midfielder averaged 2.2 defensive line-breaking passes per 90, more than any other player with a minimum of 300 total minutes played.

Guimaraes notched up eight assists in all competitions for the Magpies last season, and added a further four assists at the World Cup with Brazil.

Indeed, he is as likely as any other Arsenal player to unlock the door in Naples.

Napoli vs Arsenal: Why to back Guimaraes to assist at 6/1 (7.00)

Arsenal have been installed as 13/17 (1.76) favourites with bookmakers to win, and so we would expect the Gunners to have the better of the possession.

This would allow Guimaraes to get on the ball and pick out the defence-splitting passes we are used to seeing from him on the pitch.

In terms of how likely each player is to get an assist, Guimaraes is only ranked joint-sixth by bookies, with as many as nine players from both teams combined having shorter odds!

This is somewhat surprising given his passing ability, and so we believe Guimaraes to assist at 6/1 (7.00) offers value.

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