BARCELONA VS ARSENAL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2ND LEG PREVIEW AND BETTING TIPS

With today’s other Champions League match already in full swing, the attention is soon to turn to Camp Nou as Arsenal look to pull off a victory for the ages and best a team considered to be the finest on the planet. Many consider it a minor miracle that Arsenal have even gotten through to this stage, but their excellent 2nd half performance against Barcelona earned them a shot at taking the two-legged tie- albeit at very long odds.

Currently, Barcelona are listed by popular Irish bookmaker Paddy Power as the 4/11 favourites against Arsenal’s 15/2 price tag. The draw pays out at 15/4 and a 2-2 draw would see us through to extra time. Anything over and above that would result in an Arsenal victory on away goals.
In regards to outright qualification, Barcelona are a slim 1/8 with Arsenal trading at 9/2 to progress. Barcelona are listed at 8/11 to be leading at half-time, with a 45 minute draw at 6/4 while Arsenal to be leading at half-time pays 6/1. That’s a quality price on 45 minutes of football and if Arsenal are going to pull this one off, they will need two strong halves- what happened in the last fixture won’t cut it here today.
Arsene Wenger’s men know that an early away goal turns the tie upside down.
A 1-0 result to Arsenal gets the job done for them with a 22/1 price. Arsenal to win 2-1 pays out at 22/1 while a 3-1 victory for the Gunners is a massive 66/1. The lowest-priced correct score selection out of them all is Barcelona 2-0 which pays out at 13/2. Barca 2-1 pays 7/1 while Barcelona 3-0 pays out at 8/1.
Lionel Messi is listed at a very slim 1/2 to score at any point during the match and a 13/5 price to score first. He is 15/8 to score first for Barcelona. Not a bad bet with Ibrahimovic not suiting up for this one. Bojan and Thierry Henry are priced at even money anytime and 9/2 to score first. Dani Alves is well-priced at 4/1 with Andres Iniesta available at 11/5.
Nicklas Bendtner is the lowest-priced goalscorer for Arsenal at 5/2 and Eduardo and Theor Walcott are priced at 16/5 anytime. I’ve got my eyes on Samir Nasri though, and his 5/1 anytime price is a colossal one for a player who will be expected to pull the strings in midfield. I think he’ll be taking over the Fabregas role and you can’t say this isn’t Nasri’s biggest match in an Arsenal shirt.
Stay tuned to Betting Choice for more odds and tips in the build-up to today’s massive Champions League fixture!