BRITISH TEAMS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BETTING
Chelsea and Arsenal maintained their 100% record in the Champions League last night by beating Marseille and Partizan Belgrade respectively, tonight it is the turn of Manchester United, Rangers and Tottenham who all look for their first wins of the campaign.
United have the toughest of fixtures as they travel to La Liga toppers Valencia without the services of Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and long-term absentee Antonio Valencia. Their defence, however, will be bolstered by the return of England captain Rio Ferdinand.
Sir Alex Ferguson’s side can be backed at odds of 15/8 to get a win tonight, but bearing in mind United’s poor record of just one victory in 18 previous away games against Spanish opposition, that may not be as appealing as it first seems.
Rangers were rewarded for their discipline and willingness to chase down every ball at Old Trafford a fortnight ago. At home to Turkish champions Bursaspor tonight they will be expected to offer a lot more going forward.
Bursaspor were trounced 4-0 when they made their Champions League debut two weeks ago at home to Valencia, so there will be much expectation and hope from the Ibrox faithful going into tonight’s game.
The SPL leaders can be backed 11/10, again with Victor Chandler, to get maximum points tonight.
Tottenham complete the trio of British sides involved in Champions League action tonight, and according to the bookmakers they are the most likely to get three points from their fixture.
Despite an injury list as long as the Nile, Victor Chandler make Spurs the 17/20 favourites to beat FC Twente. The Dutch side began the group stages with an impressive 2-2 draw against Inter Milan two weeks ago, coincidentally the same score line which meant that Tottenham and Werder Bremen shared the spoils in Germany.
A treble backing all three British sides to claim victory tonight pays out at just bigger than 10/1 with Victor Chandler.