Defending champions Barcelona continue the defence of their Champions League crown tonight as they play host to Jose Mourinho’s Internazionale. Neither team is in great form with both winning only two of their previous five game in all competitions. Barcelona slipped to second in La Liga after drawing 1-1 with Athletic Bibao in their last match while Inter overcame a resilient Bologna side to remain top of Serie A by five points.
The hosts are favourites for the match at 4/5 (bet $50 to win $40 profit), leaving Inter as underdogs at 9/2. Last time the sides met was in Milan in September and the away side probably had the better of a tense 0-0 draw but it will be much harder to keep the reigning European Champions at bay on their own turf.
A 1-1 draw has been made the favourite result for the match at 6/1, showing that the bookmakers think that the teams are of a similar quality. Next most likely is a 1-0 home win at 13/2, followed closely by 2-0 at 7/1. Another 0-0 draw, a result Barcelona have recorded twice in their last four European outings, is priced at 10/1 and a 1-0 win for Inter is at 14/1.
Due to injuries to top-scorers Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry is favourite to open the scoring tonight at 6/1. The Frenchman has been at the centre of a media storm recently after he handled the ball twice in the build-up to a goal that eliminated Ireland from the the World Cup. Dubbed ‘Le Cheat’, his reputation has suffered immensely and he can expect a very hostile reception from the away fans. Next most likely to open the scoring is Bojan, at 7/1, ahead of Inter’s best chance of scoring the first goal, Samuel Eto’o, at 15/2. Eto’o returns to his old club tonight and the Carmeroonian, who scored for Barcelona in last season’s final, will be looking to deal their hopes of qualifying a serious blow.
Barcelona are 9/5 to be winning at both half-time and full-time tonight and 7/2 to win at full-time after drawing at half-time. Both halves to be draw is priced at 4/1 and Inter/Inter is 10/1. Barcelona are 28/1 to be winning at the final whistle after trailing at the interval.
The men from the Camp Nou are joint-favourites for the Champions league this season alongside Chelsea at 9/2. Inter are not rated as highly but are in with a good chance at 12/1.
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