SWITZERLAND - Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Barcelona have all been handed easy draws in their Champions League group stages but Real Madrid, AC Milan and Inter Milan all face more difficult ties.
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LONDON, UK - Tottenham comfortably came through the second leg of their Champions League qualifier against Young Boys with a 4-0 victory at White Hart Lane. Peter Crouch scored a hat-trick to give Harry Redknapp’s side a 6-3 aggregate victory. Crouch scored in the fifth minute to settle any home nerves and put the tie at [...]
LONDON: Tottenham will hope to overcome a 3-2 defeat in Switzerland and qualify for their first ever Champions League tonight at White Hart Lane. The hosts are 1/4 (bet £40 to win £10 profit) with Sky Bet, Stan James and Betfred to win this evening, leaving Young Boys at 12/1 with most bookmakers. The draw is available at 11/2 with Ladbrokes and Bet 365.
AMSTERDAM: Ajax earned a creditable 1-1 draw in the Ukraine in the first leg of this tie to hand them the advantage in the final round of qualification for the Champions League. They are expected to be too strong for their opponents at home tonight, with Stan James, William Hill and Betfred making them favourites at 5/6 (bet £60 to win £50 profit) for the match. Kiev are 7/2 with Ladbrokes, Paddy Power and Sky Bet, with the draw available at 11/4 with William Hill.
Zenit St Petersburg take a slim 1-0 lead with them to France tonight as they look to qualify for the Champions League at the expense of Ligue 1 side Auxerre. The hosts are favourites for the game at 8/5 (bet £50 to win £80 profit) with Bet 365 and Victor Chandler, leaving Zenit as underdogs at 2/1 with Coral. The draw is available at 23/10 with Ladbrokes.
SEVILLE: Braga travel to Sevilla tonight on the back of a 1-0 win in Portugal hoping to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in their history. The bookmakers seem to think they are up against it, however, and make Sevilla favourites for the match, with best odds of 2/5 (bet £50 to win £20 profit) on offer at Ladbrokes, Victor Chandler and Blue Square. The visitors are as long as 9/1 with Totesport, with the draw at 7/2 with Bet 365.
SPURS are 2/9 with William Hill to beat Young Boys in 90mins in their second leg tie on Wedensday, with the draw an 11/4 chance and a Young Boys’ win 12/1.’Spurs look reasonably sure to make it through to the next stage of the Champions League but we make them 15/8 to be knocked out [...]
BRAGA, PORTUGAL: Sevilla will look to build on their win over Barcelona at the weekend tonight in the final qualification round for the Champions League against Sporting. The bookmakers believe they can do it and they are favourites at 8/5 (bet £50 to win £80 profit) on Betfair, with the hosts 21/10 with Ladbrokes and Betfred. The draw is 7/3 on Betfair.
BREMEN, GERMANY: Werder Bremen are favourites to come out on top tonight in what looks to be a fantastic Champions League match against Sampdoria in North-West Germany. The hosts are favourites at 5/6 (bet £60 to win £50 profit) on Betfair, with Sampdoria at 4/1 with Coral, William Hill and Totesport. The draw is 11/4 on Betfair.
Sky Bet make Tottenham 2/7 to qualify for the Champions League group stage after they came from three goals down to trail Young Boys 3-2 going into the second leg at White Hart Lane. The 2nd leg gets underway next Wednesday and Tottenham are 1/4 to beat Young Boys with the Swiss side 9/1 (7/2 [...]