EUROPA LEAGUE HALF TIME REVIEW- 2ND HALF ODDS AND PREDICTIONS
Well what a riveting first half session to tonight's Europa League openers, with many of the 'sure thing' bets looking a little more less assured leading into the final 45 minutes
Manchester City are on target at present with a dominant display against Salzburg. They head into the break with a 1-0 lead.
Betfair are offering City to win at 1.2, with a Tevez to score next at 4.5
Atletico Madrid are making hard work of things in their clash with Aris grinding out a 0-0 result into the halftime
However, the safe bet would still be to go with them heading into the next half at 2.28
Juventus have been the real shocker tonight going down 2-0 after the first half hour, and recovering slightly to 2-1 at the break. Their defence has been lethargic, and their attacking ability weak. They will need a monumental effort to pull this one back, which one feels that with the team display shown in the opening half...is beyond them.
They will be up against it coming into the final half at 3.45, with the once rather unfancied Lech Poznan sitting at 2.52
Sporting Lisbon have also shocked a few punters tonight by going up 2-0 against the French outfit Marseille.
They are a good bet at 1.25 and will look to close this off with a solid defensive display in the second half.
One would feel that it would take a lot for Sporting to lose from their current position, with Manchester City sure to shut things down in the last half of their Austrian clash.
All in all there has been some impressive football displayed tonight, with there bound to be more surprised in the last 45.