Champions League Rematchens 2:2, day 2

Yesterday eight teams became four and today it will be decided witch four teams will Join Villarreal, B Munich, Chelsea and Liverpool to the quarterfinals of this years Champions League.

All games are “alive” since none of the first matches ended with more then one goals difference. Three out of this four games (Inter vs. Manchester United 0 – 0, Lyon vs. Barcelona 1 – 1 and Porto vs. Athletic Madrid 2 – 2 and went draw last time and I think that all of these three home teams has a big advantage in this rematches. In the last game Arsenal defeated Roma, in London, with 1 – 0.

Here are my best picks of today’s Champions League games:

Barcelona vs. Lyon, home win @ 1.35

Even if the odds can seem a bit low (for a Champions League match) I think that this will be a pretty easy win for the Spanish team.

Barcelona is defiantly the better side and home at Camp Nou they have a solid and offensive game. Lyon is not a bad side, not at all, but I don’t think they can compete with Barcelona in this match. I think that this should bee an easy win for the home side and that’s why I pick this as the best bet today!

 Roma vs. Arsenal, draw @ 3.15

After 1 – 0 at home for Arsenal they have a small advantage in this rematch. Roma is a strong side home in Rome, but they have lots of injuries in today’s game, and lots of the players are ordinary in their starting line-up.

Arsenal won at Emirates and necessary don’t have to win today, I think that Wenger will start with more defensive positions and wait for Roma to attack. Without players like Totti, Vucinic and De Rossi Roma wont be able to put Arsenal under pressure as they could have done with this players on the pitch. So I think that this game will end with a draw, and it pays 3.15 in odds.

Manchester United vs. Inter Milan, away win @ 5.00

I know that many people think I am crazy when I pick Inter as my winner here. Especially after the first game where Manchester united was way better then Inter and deserved to win.

But even though I think that united have great chance to win this game I can’t motivate my self to pick them as winners when they pay 1.65 against Inter.

Inter have worldclass players in their squad as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Dejan Stankovic, Eseteban Cambiasso, Patrik Viera, Julio Cesar, Maicon and so on. And even though Manchester United seems better in every position at the moment you shouldn’t underestimate a team with Mourinho on the bench and these players on the pitch.

So even though I think that United will win this game I place my bet on Inter because of the higher odds value.

Porto vs. Athletic Madrid, home win @ 2.10

The first game ended 2 to 2 and that means that Porto goes trough even with 1 – 1 or 0 – 0. But I still think that they will go for the win today, and I sure think that they have good chances to win home at Estádio do Dragão.

I really don’t know why I am so sure that Porto will win this game. Because Athletic Madrid are in great form after their win against Barcelona (4 to 3) and draw against Real Madrid (1 to 1) in the two last league games. But something tells me that Porto will make this. Low stake recommended though.

All the odds are picked from Bwin football-odds.

Good Luck with your betting today wishes

/Amrish