BARCELONA VS INTER MILAN 2ND LEG 2010 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LATEST TIPS

In the aftermath of the Barcelona versus Arsenal match at the Camp Nou the world en mass struggled to find words to describe the performance of Lionel Messi. Manager Pep Guardiola implored the Spanish media to “put in the superlatives yourself” as he himself was running out of them. 
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Everything from ‘genius’ to ‘stratospheric’ in-between comparing him to a Playstation player was used to try and analyse the master class shown that night. Now he must produce something similar if his side are to maintain aspirations of becoming the first team to ever retain the Champions League trophy. 
Inter Milan’s 3-1 lead from the first leg is healthy to say the least, but it is far from being enough, at this stage, to take them to the final. Jose Mourinho began the mind games on Tuesday when he claimed that Barcelona were obsessed with winning the title in Madrid – the final will be held at the Bernabeu – but mind games are rarely a part of the game that Guardiola partakes in. Inter will need to be very much on top of their game on the field if they are to progress to the final at odds of 1.65 (4/6) with Betfair.
The problem for punters here is to try and predict how Mourinho will ask his Inter Milan players to approach the game. Do they go out and try to get an early goal which could kill off the game? Or do they protect the lead that they already have by playing a more defensive style? Either approach could be costly if they get it wrong but I feel that the former plays more to the strengths of the Spanish side and for that reason Mourninho will adopt the latter.
So expect the first-half to be a little cagey as each side prods and pokes the other to see how they will react and how they can capitalise on their weaknesses. We can take advantage of this in the betting by backing the second half to have more goals at 2.0 (Evens) and also Under 1.5 first half goals at 1.7 (8/11), both on Betfair.
I am also a backer of Barcelona to qualify at the 2.5 (6/4) that is widely available. I think that their away goal could prove crucial and the 2-0 score line – 8.4 (15/2) on Betfair – could be the one to see them progress.
And don’t forget that extra time and penalties are a possibility if the game ends 3-1 in favour of the home side – 12.0 (11/1) on Betfair – a score line which I am sure would be welcomed by most neutrals.