Bordeaux vs Chelsea and Liverpool vs Marseille Betting Tips
Much will be expected of Luis Felipe Scolari's men as they take to the field in Bordeaux tomorrow evening. Both English representatives on Wednesday night's Champions League action will be facing off against francophone opposition.
CHELSEA MATCH
The Blues go into Wednesday's match as favourites, but not by as much as many observers would expect. Bordeaux are a bit of a surprise element and Chelsea need to win this game in order to take the pressure off of Matchday 6's clash with Cluj, who have turned out some really surprising performances this year. Chelsea are the favourites to go through as group winners, but this one is tighter than most groups and if Chelsea were to lose Wednesday then Cluj would be licking their chops at a chance (however slim) to get into the lucrative knock-out stages.
A frustrating 1-1 draw could be in the cards for Roman's Army.
LIVERPOOL MATCH
Liverpool against Marseille is a bit of a different story with Liverpool one goal on goal difference behind group leaders Atletico Madrid. Marseille would need to win Wednesday's game and then win next week's game and hope that Liverpool or Atletico failed to earn a point on Matchday 6. This look pretty slim odds and Group D Basement dwellers PSV Eindhoven have been all but written off with a -6 goal difference.
I am confident that Liverpool will try to put this one to bed early on and will start quickly with men being played out wide down the flanks. Torres should be in good form and I expect Liverpool to give Marseille a proper hiding, even though the French team does possess pace in abundance. Should 'Pool's defence hold together, I would expect another workman-like Liverpool victory.
Back the Scousers to win 2-1.