APOEL v Real Madrid Champions League Betting Odds & Preview – 27.03.12

Apoel have never beaten Spanish Opposition...!

Morais, Manduca, Athos Solomou und Ailton
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APOEL v Real Madrid Betting Odds at SkyBet
Madrid 1/4, Draw 9/2, APOEL 11/1

Real Madrid, so strong this season under Jose Mourinho, got the luck of the Champions League quarter final draw, by drawing surprise package APOEL. The minnows made history for themselves, becoming the first Cypriot side to make not only the knock-out stage of the Champions League, but went one step better when they defeated Lyon in the round of last sixteen. This set them up with the dream tie against Europe’s best, and now they will have to set their stall out to not let this adventure turn into a bit of an embarrassment. APOEL are actually on a run of seven wins and three draws at home in their last eleven European matches now. It took a penalty shoot out to get past Lyon, but that was after a 1-0 home win over the French side. So the Cypriots do have a solid home record.

But trying to handle a formidable Real Madrid side is going to be a totally different prospect altogether. Madrid have won seven of their eight Champions League matches this season, and they have netted 24 times in those games and have conceded just four. So little doubt about where all the overwhelming supremacy lies in this match. While Madrid are favourites anyway, APOEL have never beaten Spanish opposition. Even if APOEL pull off a shock and hang on to something of a draw, which would be a immense triumph on its own, there is little chance that they are going to progress through to the semi finals and keep the fairy tale going. It is not going to happen and Madrid should prove to be in a totally different class here, and therefore APOEL v Real Madrid betting should at least produce a few goals for the away side.