Will Wayne Rooney's latest antics interfere with Manchester United's performance today?
Only a quick writeup today as I'm leaving shortly for Italy. Plenty of juicy matchups today, namely Inter v Tottenham|Lyon v Benfica|Rangers v Valencia. Inter v Tottenham will be interesting to see if Spurs can stop the goal-scoring freight train that is Sammy Eto'o. He just can't stop scoring and the sportsbooks have taken notice of that, putting Spurs at one goal underdogs. We can't blame them, its pretty safe to assume that Eto'o will score at least once against Tottenham's injury-stricken backline. Spurs will probably look to score through the air with Crouch any chance they get as Inter have shown a weakness for this in the past few weeks. Either way, Inter look too strong to outright lose to Spurs. Take Inter laying a goal, and under 2.5 goals.
Lyon has a task on their hands. They cannot underestimate Benfica's ability to attack today. On a positive note, Lyon have been clinical at home in Champions League, averaging under one goal allowed at home in 8 matches since August of last year. Take under 2.5 goals, and Lyon laying half a goal. We expect them to squeak out a 1-0 or 2-0 result.
Will Rangers be able to cope with Valencia's speed? We'll certainly find out. Valencia has the ability to score a lot of goals on any given day, but we expect Rangers to do what they do best, defend. We like that they are half goal underdogs at home, mainly because a draw is a strong possibility. Take under 2.5 goals, and depending on what value you like, either take Rangers at +1/2 or the draw. All our picks are below:
- Internazionale -1
- Inter v Tottenham UNDER 2.5 goals
- Werder Bremen PICK to win
- FC Twente v Werder Bremen OVER 3 goals
- FC Schalke 04 -1
- FC Schalke 04 v Hapoel Tel Aviv OVER 2.5 goals
- Lyon -1/2
- Lyon v Benfica UNDER 2.5 goals
- Rangers +1/2
- Rangers v Valencia UNDER 2.5 goals
- Manchester United -1.5
- Manchester United v Buraspor OVER 3 goals
- Panathinaikos PICK to win
- Panathinaikos v Rubin Kazan OVER 2 goals
- FC Kobenhavn +2.5
- FC Barcelona v FC Kobenhavn OVER 3.5 goals
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