It is the first all English Champions League Final, although for the last few years it has seemed that it was just a matter of time before the inevitable occurred. The Premier League has dominated Europe this year and it looks as if they are set to continue the trend.
United of course are favourites to win the game, they have consistently outplayed Chelsea throughout the season and have with the occasional exception of Arsenal looked by far and away the best team in England. Their European campaign has been no different and it is undeniable that the team that deserves the Champions League this season is United as they have quite obviously been the best team in Europe.
However, we all know that this is not the way the world works and United are going to have to show one last display of brilliance if they are going to take both the Champions League as well as the Premier League title this season. Chelsea are not going to go into the game lying down and if both Drogba and Terry return from injury then it really will be game on.
United are 6/4 to win in the 90 minutes and Chelsea are 9/4 to win the game in the same time. Ronaldo is top priced 15/8 to score in the game and can be backed at 11/2 to score first. It’s not a bad price considering he has scored 41 goals so far this season and he has often been seen at odds on to score so 15/8 doesn’t seem too unfair a price.
The competition’s Golden Boot seems likely to be added to Ronaldo’s currently bulging trophy cabinet. He has scored one more goal than Drogba this season in the Champions League and may be looking to extend that lead in the final. There are questions being asked about Drogba’s fitness as well as his allegiances to his club, so if Drogba does not play on Wednesday then Ronaldo will claim the trophy without having to do any further scoring in the final. He is 1/3 with Corals to win the Boot, which again appears to hold value as the best Betfair can currently muster is 1/4.
I, like most people, can’t see far past Man U, they are still a tight team and, as a club, will be completely focused on the game next Wednesday. I don’t get the same impression from the Chelsea camp, it seems that their players are currently more interested either on the transfer market or on booking their holidays to Malaga. I just need to decide whether to back them at 5/4 to win in 90 minutes or whether to back them at 4/5 to win the cup.
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