2009 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL LIVE BETTING TIPS

Live betting is a great way to enhance your profit margins on the Manchester United vs Barcelona Champions League Final. Virtually all major sportsbooks will be offering up an extended amount of in-play markets and, while we all know you get the best value by betting before the match starts, you can use in-play wagering to fix your mistakes or double-down on sure things. The first goal is always a very important variable and if United score first, then I would suggest backing United to score the 2nd goal as well. The further forward Barcelona push, the more they expose themselves at the back. This is the real quandary for them, because if United get off to a quick start, then they will sit on the backheel and camp out, waiting to hit Barca on the break. Try backing United's central defenders to score in-play, especially after you've had a look at the type of defensive set-up Barca run in the first few corners. Fergie will know that this is a massive weak-point for the Catalans and I expect him to shuffle his set-piece routines to include a few moves that Barcelona won't have watched on video. I would also keep my eyes on Michael Carrick to open the scoring. Victor Valdes isn't exactly the best keeper from distance shots and Carrick will be looking to ping a few fast, low shots at him looking to grab a deflection. He'll be instructed to try to shoot through traffic. Grab your anytime or last goalscorer bets on Carlos Tevez and Dimitar Berbatov before the match starts, as they will be much shorter in-play. Xavi is also one to keep your eyes on in-play and try to see how much space he can actually run into. You will likely only have about the first 20 minutes or so to make your half-time score calls, so be sure to back a half-time score of 1-0 for both teams. Additionally, before kick-off grab Barcelona/Manchester United if you can. Great value there. I'm backing United to get the job done in the first 90 minutes with goals from Vidic, Ronaldo and Park.