Champions League Betting Tips, Previews and Odds

  It is make or break for the two Manchester clubs, City and United, with neither certain as to whether they’ll be playing Champions League football into the New Year. I’m not sure what’s worse for them, the fact failure to complete their objectives on Match Day 6 will result in elimination or that the Europa League could await them bo…
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  CSKA Moscow V Lille Tuesday, 22 November 2011 – 17:00 GMT UEFA Champions League, Group B I was convinced reigning French champions Lille would have a prominent role to play in Europe this season, but at this rate they’ll consider themselves extremely fortunate to still be involved in continental competition after Christmas. Les Douges sit bo…
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  Valencia V Bayer Leverkusen Tuesday, 1 November 2011 – Kick-Off: 19:45 GMT UEFA Champions League, Group E Because of Bayer Leverkusen’s smash and grab victory in Germany on Match Day 3, Valencia find themselves in a must-win scenario heading back to Spain for the rematch. Los Che trail the Germans in second by four points and with Chelsea expec…
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  Genk V Chelsea Tuesday, 1 November 2011 – Kick-Off: 19:45 GMT UEFA Champions League, Group F Genk are the reigning Belgian champions but are competing for only the second time in the Champions League, and their lack of big-time experience, as well as some big-game players, showed at Stamford Bridge a fortnight ago. Fernando Torres helped himself to a…
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  Dinamo Zagreb V Ajax UEFA Champions League, Group D Tuesday, 18 October 2011 – 19:45 (GMT) Already, even at this early stage, Group D is beginning to take shape. Real Madrid have been very assured and extremely impressive so far, clinically dispatching of Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia before emphatically recording a 3-0 win at home over Ajax, and it is they…
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  Zenit St Petersburg V FC Porto UEFA Champions League, Group G Wednesday, 28th September 2011 – 17:00 (GMT) Domestic champions Zenit St Petersburg and FC Porto meet for the first time on Wednesday for their all important UEFA Champions League Group G contest, and it’s a difficult one to call. The Portuguese side do edge favourtism, possibly bec…
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  Arsenal V Olympiacos UEFA Champions League, Group F Wednesday, 28th September 2011 – 19:45 (GMT) Punters rarely need a reason these days to oppose Arsenal, and, at best-odds of 2/5 with VCbet to dispatch Greek champions Olymapicos at the Emirates, online firms can expect very little action. The Gunners have endured one of their poorest starts to any…
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  Trabzonspor V Lille UEFA Champions League, Group B Tuesday, 27th September 2011 – 19:45 (GMT) Although the standard of Turkish football has declined dramatically over the years, teams still dread European matches there. The fans are so incredibly passionate about their football. As a result, the stadiums are some of the most hostile in Europe. How…
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  CSKA Moscow V Inter Milan UEFA Champions League, Group B Tuesday, 27th September 2011 – 17:00 (GMT) According to club president Massimo Moratti, it is business as usual at Inter Milan after the Nerazzurri finally got their beleaguered campaign under way with a 3-1 Serie A victory in Bologna on Saturday. That was, of course, under the new stewardship o…
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AJAX V LYON Wednesday, 14th September 2011 – 19:45 (GMT)   Ajax and Lyon have scored and conceded at least one goal in each of their five league games so far this season. The Amsterdammers have averaged 3.6 league goals (18 from 5 games), 9 coming in their only two matches thus far at the Amsterdam Arena. Les Gones have averaged 1.8 league goals (9 from 5 game…
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