UEFA Cup Betting Tips for Portsmouth Tottenham and Manchester City

With Champions League Matchday Five action finishing up today, the eyes of football fans from all corners of the UK will be pinned on their televisions as a number of English clubs face very interesting ties in the UEFA Cup group stages.POMPEYPortsmouth, clearly, have the glamour-tie with European footballing powerhouses AC Milan stepping up on the south coast. Clarence Seedorf declared his respect for the quality of football played in the Premiership in a recent interview, but you get the feeling that Tony Adams' men plan to give them a footballing lesson and claim a massive scalp for the south coast club.SPURSSpurs travel to Nijmegen and Harry Redknapp is hoping that their prospects of victory won't be a bridge too far. NEC Nijmegen are a perennial UEFA Cup team and one of those Dutch squads that are pretty solid, but you know couldn't cut it in the Premier League. While they are definitely capable of springing a surprise, you have to back Harry Redknapp's men here, even though they've been inconsistent this season, they'll be bringing a pile of support with them and their fans should be in good voice. MAN CITYManchester City tackle an effective German outfit in Schalke 04. Mark Hughes Arab-funded prodigy's like Shawn Wright-Phillips and the outstanding Robinho should be able to give the Germans a handful. If City's defence can hold up, I reckon their strikers will finish the job off well. If their defence is looking sub-par then this will likely be a high-scoring affair. This is one for the in-play bettor. Recommendations:Back all three English sides to win @ (21/10) + (11/10) + (13/5) @ 888sport.comBack Portsmouth to draw AC Milan (11/5), Spurs to win (11/10) and City (13/5) to win @ 888sport.com#1 Betfair Bonus £25 Free Bet.#2 Ladbrokes £25 Free Bet.#3 Paddypower Bonus £20 Free Bet.