Monday, November 24, 2008

Champions League Predictions - 25 / 26 November 2008

From the Sports Trader blog

We had an absolute nightmare last time round trying to make some calls on the Champions League fixtures. Hopefully this next round brings a higher success rate.

There are no easy games in Europe at the moment and English clubs have battled. With injuries taking their toll, we're not particularly bullish on their prospects this week either.

Tuesday - 25 November
Zenit St Petersburg v Juventus - Juventus win
AaB v Celtic - Celtic Win
Villarreal v Man Utd - Villareal win
Fiorentina v Lyon - Draw
Bayern Munich v Steaua Bucuresti - Bayern Munich win
Arsenal v Dynamo Kiev - Arsenal draw
Fenerbahce v FC Porto - draw
BATE v Real Madrid - Real Madrid win

Manchester United make an unenviable trip to Villareal minus key marksman Bergatov. With Christiano Ronaldo in doubt, we're betting against them taking anything from this fixture.

Cesc Fabregas takes over the captaincy of Arsenal following William Gallas' indiscretions. With Arsenals' up and down form in the last few weeks, we're not particularly confident in backing them.

Wednesday 26 November
Bordeaux v Chelsea - Draw
CFR Cluj-Napoca v Roma - Roma win
Inter Milan v Panathinaikos - Inter win
Anorthosis Famagusta v Werder Bremen - Werder Bremen win
Shakhtar Donetsk v Basle - Draw
Sporting v Barcelona - Barcelona win
Atletico Madrid v PSV - Atletico Madrid win
Liverpool v Marseille - Draw

Chelsea and Liverpool we've marked down to draw but we're backing the Spanish clubs (Atletico Madrid, and Barcelona) to do the business.

If you are looking for high scoring games, we're recommending you look at the Roma and Inter Milan fixtures...

Good luck punters.

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