Champions League Betting Preview Part 1

Look for Real Madrid to take some money before the match and drop from their 10/3, likely down to a straight 3/1 as punters will come in looking for action and hoping Jose Mourinho can conjure up another tactical masterclass by potentially forcing extra time. Whether they could actually win a penalty shoot-out with the Germans is still up in the air but you reckon that the Spanish side would take that over a 90 minute loss any day of the week. 

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If there is to be any hope of a Real revival then it’s likely going to be spearheaded by Cristiano Ronaldo and he’s finding himself priced down extremely low by the bookmakers with a 2/7 price on an anytime goal. Ronaldo is a slim 5/2 to score first or last and he’s still odds-on at 5/6 to score two goals while a hat-trick, which would put Real through if all three goals were unanswered, can be backed at 6/1. 

Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain are the other favoured goalscorers and they’re trading at 5/4 and 6/4 for anytime goals. Luka Modric may be called upon to start this one to provide some creative spark and he can be backed at a lengthy 5/1 to grab an anytime goal. Even if he just comes in off the bench, Modric can be good for a least a few long distance efforts and it just right be the right approach here, particularly if Real have to throw caution to the wind. 

Robert Lewandowski produced a performance for the ages last time out and it looks like he’s on his way out the door at Dortmund, much to the chagrin of many of their fans. Links to Bayern Munich are nothing new but it now appears that Sir Alex Ferguson is making overtures in his direction as he looks to add more firepower to his side for next season. With a world-beating Champions League performance under his belt what more could you ask for at this point?

It remains to be seen whether a Lewandowski transfer would prompt the exit of Wayne Rooney. 

Lewandowski is available at a 5/4 price to score an anytime goal and he’s trading at 5/1 to open or close the scoring. There is every chance that he will find some space at the back and be able to counter-attack as Real press forward looking for the three goals they need.