IT’S England v Spain in the Champions League semi-finals this week and tonight’s clash between the league leaders in the Premier League and La Liga should be fascinating battle on several fronts.
It’s the richest club in the world up against the 11-time champions of Europe, it’s two-time winner Pep Guardiola going head-to-head with three-time winner Carlo Ancelotti, it’s De Bruyne v Modric, it’s Man City v Real Madrid.
On paper there’s not much to separate the sides but the bookies have City as clear favourites to qualify for the final at just 1/3.
A win tonight at the Etihad is just 9/20 with Madrid a massive 11/2. That’s a couple of points bigger than they were for their trip to PSG in the last 16. To be fair they didn’t win in Paris but a 1-0 defeat was overturned convincingly back at the Bernabeu so Ancelotti’s men probably deserve a bit more respect.
It took PSG until the 94th minute to break Real Madrid down at the Parc des Princes and in a similar vein it took City 70 minutes to break the deadlock against Atletico in the previous round at the Etihad. It could be another case of both sides easing themselves in to this tie. Over 2.5 Goals looks very short at 4/6 but rather than back Under 2.5 goals – who wants to see that? – take the 5/6 on offer for no goal before the 26th minute.
With so much attacking talent on show no goalscorer goes against the grain and is a bit of a longshot at 14/1 but City’s last two Champions League matches at the Etihad have seen just one goal scored and Madrid have conceded just two away goals in five matches in the competition this season.
Super Singles
- Man City v Real Madrid – No goal before 23:00 minutes 5/6 Bet365
Bonkers Bet
- Man City v Real Madrid – No goalscorer 14/1 Bet365
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Racing Tips
Two selections from Rizzel for the first day at Punchestown and Cairnzy makes a welcome return with his tips for the Festival too.
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As always, let us know your tips and predictions for today in the comments section below and good luck with all your bets!
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