Cristiano Ronaldo's eighty-ninth minute winner on Sunday evening against Osasuna may have kept Real Madrid in the title race but they will not want to leave it that late again as they travel to the island of Mallorca knowing that dropped points mean they will almost surely finish the season with nothing. As Florentino Perez's summer scheme to build a new team of 'Galacticos' cost over £200 million, failure to win a single trophy would be very embarrassing indeed and would likely see manger Manuel Pellegrini out of a job.
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UEFA Champions League betting – Marseille vs Real Madrid
Real Madrid tonight travel to Marseille to play their final Champions League group game. Madrid struggled to a 4-2 win against Almeria on Saturday, scoring three late goals, but are in the driving seat in their group. They are currently on 10 points, with AC Milan on eight and Marseille on seven.
2010 World Cup Qualifier betting – France vs Republic of Ireland
Ireland will travel to the Stade de France tonight needing a win to have any chance of qualifying for the World Cup next year in South Africa after the first leg saw them lose 1-0 due to an unfortunate deflected strike from Chelsea striker Nicholas Anelka. Last year's finalists and 1998 World Champions France will now fancy their chances of an eighth straight qualification for a major tournament.
World Cup Qualifier betting – Republic of Ireland vs France
The Republic of Ireland will host France tonight in the first leg of the play-off for a place in next year's World Cup in South Africa. It is a vital clash for both sides. Ireland have only qualified for three World Cups in their history and after missing the last one will be desperate to make it through this year, while France have qualified for six of the last eight and reached the final last time and failure to qualify would be a disaster.
Spanish Copa del Rey betting – Real Madrid vs Alcorcon
Real Madrid will be eager for revenge tonight as they welcome third-tier Alcorcon to the Santiago Bernabeu in the Copa del Rey. Under normal circumstances Real Madrid fans worldwide would take for granted not only a win, but a very comfortable win, against such a side. However, these are troubling times for Los Merengues, who have won only two of their previous six games and two weeks ago lost 4-0 to the very minnows they face tonight. They will be boosted by the fact that they won their last game against Atletico, but their rivals are not the force they once were with only one win all season, and the narrow margin of victory can only be a concern for the famous men in white.
La Liga football betting – Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid
Real Madrid make the short journey across the city to bitter rivals Atletico tonight in La Liga. This match, always vital to fans of both teams, has an extra edge to it as both teams are going through very poor spells at the moment. Real, after spending several hundred million pound over the summer, have won just once in their last five games in all competitions, losing to Milan at home and most embarrassingly being thrashed 4-0 by third-tier village side Alcorcon in the Spanish Cup despite putting out a very strong side. Atletico, however, have had problems of their own with only one win all season.
Spanish La Liga football betting – Real Madrid vs Real Vallodolid
Real Madrid welcome Real Valladolid to the Bernabeu for tonight's La Liga clash. The hosts currently sit second in La Liga and have won five of their last six league games. However, they went into the international break on the back of their only defeat of the season, a 2-1 defeat at Sevilla. Valladollid are sixteenth with only one win this season, drawing last time out with Athletic Bilbao.
2010 World Cup Qualifier Betting – France vs Austria
France host Austria tonight in the final round of qualifiers for next year's World Cup finals in South Africa. Neither team can advance their chances of qualifying tonight, France having secured a play-off place and Austria unable to finish in the top two. However, France will want to go into the play-offs on a high. Last weekend they beat the Faroe Islands 5-0, but before that they drew with Serbia and Romania and squeezed unconvincingly past the Faroe Islands 1-0.
