Champions League Quarter Final-1st Leg
All four Premiership sides still remain at the Quarter Final stages of the Champions League. In fact, bookies are now going just 4/11 that the eventual winner will be an English side.
Manchester United have drawn Roma, who I am sure will not be too happy about the draw given United’s success against them in this years group stages. The bookies have United marked up at 13/8, which seems to be a fair price as it exceeds what is currently available on Betfair. However, the game is taking place in Rome and one might expect the Italians to put ten men behind the ball in this first leg and attempt to snatch a cheeky away goal at Old Trafford to put them through. As you might expect, given his current form, Ronaldo is favourite at 13/2 to score first although the exact same price can be taken for there to be no goal scorer.
The only tie to not involve an English team is between Barcelona and Schalke. Barca are generously priced at 5/4 with Hills to win the game whilst Schalke are at a very modest top price 13/5 given that they are coming up against Spanish giants Barcelona. With Barca favourites at 3/1 to win the competition in comparison to Schalke’s 60/1 rating, 5/4 may seem generous, but Barca are not such formidable a force away from home as they are at the Nou Camp and it may be a bet worth leaving well alone.
Arsenal take on Liverpool on Wednesday evening at the Emirates Stadium and realistically, the Champions League is the only chance for either of them to gain any Silverware this season. Arsenal will have regained confidence after a spectacular comeback against Bolton at the weekend but will also have to realise that they will have to pace themselves, as they will face Liverpool two more times in the next two weeks as well as having to play Man U after their three games against Liverpool. Liverpool are also on top form at present, excluding the Man U game, they have been on a long winning streak and are well known for their Prowess in Europe. Arsenal, however, have the home advantage and are 5/4 best price favourites to win the game.
The final quarter final is between Fenerbache and Chelsea and despite being away from home Chelsea are, as you might expect, are evens favourites to win the game. Avram Grant has proven himself to be a decent manager and after a subdued game at the weekend you can expect the Blues to come out far stronger this Wednesday evening. They will have put the Borough game on the backburner and will be looking to take a few away goals back to Stamford Bridge with them. Drogba is 5/1 to score first and you can back Chelsea to win 3-0 at 25/1 with Ladbrokes.
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