UEFA Champions League - Real Madrid vs Marseille

Real Madrid take on Marseille at the Bernebau in the group stage of the champions league. Last season`s La Liga runners-up exited in the quarter-finals last year in this tournament and while they have won the most Champions-league titles of any team, they have not reached the final since 2002. Marseille do not have the same European pedigree, but have won the competition once in 1993.

The home side go into the match as favourites at 1/4 having won six games in a row in all competitions. Their last Champions League game was a 5-2 win at FC Zurich. Marseille on the other hand lost their last European contest at home to AC Milan and their last league game, leaving them as  12/1 underdogs. The draw is priced at 11/2.

The bookies make 2-0 and 3-0 home wins the most likely scores, at 7/1, with 1-0 and 2-1 at 9/1. A 0-0 draw is at 20/1 and 1-1 is at 11/1. A shock 1-0 win for Marseille is 35/1, and 2-0 to the visitors is as high as 125/1.

Cristiano Ronaldo is favourite to open the scoring at 7/2, as he did against Zurich. Karim Benzema, who scored first against Tenerife on saturday, is next favourite at 9/2. Marseille`s Kone is their best chance of scoring the first goal at 12/1.

Real Madrid to be winning at half-time and full-time is 4/6. Draw/Real Madrid is at 7/2, while draw/draw is at 17/2. A shock win for Marseille after drawing at half-time is 28/1.

Los Merengues are second-favourites to win the competition this year at 5/1, while Marseille are 250/1. This reflects the relative strengths of the two sides, and the lift Real will get from the fans at the Bernebau will make this an extremely tought test for the French side.

Real Madrid vs Marseille football betting odds

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