MANCHESTER UNITED VS BARCELONA 2009 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL TIPS

We are definitely getting closer to the kick-off of the 2009 Champions League Final between Barcelona and Manchester United. Blue Square has just released one of the most detailed odds markets on the internet for the widely-anticipated clash and we're going to delve into it to find the best deals and maybe get a glimpse of what to expect from the match. Most bookmakers haven't had a goalscorer market yet for the 2009 Champions League Final, but Blue Square has a very detailed series of goalscorer markets as well as a massive slate of player specials. Think Michael Carrick will hit the woodwork? You're looking at 16/1. Cristiano Ronaldo to score with a header? 10/1!The outright betting has both teams at 13/8 which is comparable to other bookmakers and the draw is available at 11/5. Both teams are 10/11 on a Draw No bet and they favour 2 or 3 goals in the match. 0 or 1 is 9/4, 4 or more is 12/5 and 2 or 3 is 10/11. Both teams are 11/1 to win the game in extra time and 9/1 on penalties. You can also bet on the penalty shootout itself, and considering how things went last year, that's definitely a plausible scenario. You can effectively back both teams on penalties for a price of 9/2. The Half-time/Full-time looks pretty solid, with both sides listed to win both halves at 15/4 and 14/1 for leading at half-time but a full-time draw. Any reversal in scoreline (i.e Manchester United/Barcelona) pays 25/1. Both teams are 9/4 to be ahead at half-time and a half-time draw is listed at evens. Interestingly enough, the shortest price for time of first goal is within the first 15 minutes at 9/4. 16-30 pays 11/4 while 31-45 pays 4/1. 46-60 pays out at 7/1 with 61-75 listed at 11/1. 76-90 minutes pays 16/1 and no goals is valued at 8/1. Cristiano Ronaldo is the favourite for the Champions League Man of the Match with a 4/1 price contrasted with Lionel Messi who sits at 9/2. Samuel Eto'o pays 7/1 with Wayne Rooney available at 8/1. Ronaldo is also favoured to score first with a 13/2 price. Eto'o is just behind at 7/1 with Rooney listed at 15/2- dead even with lionel Messi and Thierry Henry. Scorecasts are always profitable, but slightly hard to hit. How's this for plausible? Michael Carrick to score first with United winning 3-1 pays 350/1. Wayne Rooney to score first and United 2-1 pays 55/1. There's so many profitable permutations there, you could keep yourself busy for hours. Blue Square has one of the deepest Champions League markets and I suggest you cash in their free bet offer to increase your profit margin even more!