CHELSEA VS ATLETICO MADRID CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TIPS
Chelsea are solid favourites as they face off against Atletico Madrid at Stamford Bridge. The Betfair punters have Chelsea trading at around 1.4 with Atletico Madrid paying out a massive 10.5 should they pull off the victory. The draw can be backed at 5.1, but that price on Madrid looks unbeatable- especially after all the upsets we saw yesterday. Could there be more giant-killing in store? If so, this could be your money-match.The favoured goalscorer is Nicolas Anelka and he's trading at just over evens at 2.04. Salomon Kalou is well-priced at 3.6 while Frank Lampard carries a 2.8 listing. Joe Cole is expected to be back in the side and he's available at 6.2 to score anytime.Diego Forlan is expected to get the business done for Atletico Madrid and you can back him at 4.9. Sergio Aguero is trading at 5.2 while Maxi Rodriguez is a bit of a wildcard at 10.0. I think with Chelsea's backline allowing more goals than ever lately, these two quality strikers from Madrid could really trouble the Blues defenders. I don't think Chelsea will hold a clean sheet.If you're looking for value, try the half-time/full-time market. Draw/Chelsea is listed at 4.7 while the real whopper of a line is Chelsea/Madrid at 110.0. Chelsea to win both halves is a mere 2.1.I can see a sending off at one point in this fixture and you'll be getting paid out at 5.1 should that actually happen.The favoured correct score outcome is in the "any unquoted" section which means that a fair amount of punters expect Chelsea to score more than 3 goals. I don't really see that happening personally, especially with Didier Drogba not lining up for this one. I think 2-1 Chelsea is about right and you're looking at a 9.2 price for that one.I think after yesterday's results, you can't help but approach this "sure victory" with a bit of apprehension. The match is certainly Chelsea's to lose, but I think Atletico could certainly pull a surprise here.