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Prem trio all fancied

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It’s match-day two of the Europa League on Thursday and the three Premier League teams involved, Liverpool, Tottenham and Newcastle, all face tricky – but winnable – ties (totesport – match coupon).

Liverpool v Udinese (8.05)

Liverpool are finally winning games under Brendan Rodgers and expect them to continue their recent success with another three points in Europe over the Italians (Liverpool 4/6, Udinese 9/2, draw 11/4 – match prices).

Rodgers will again utilise his impressive crop of youngsters in the Group A match after they served him well in the opening clash against Young Boys last month when they eventually came out on top 5-3.

Jonjo Shelvey was the star that night with two goals when coming on as a sub, and expect him to start as he is currently on a domestic ban following his red card against Manchester United. Rodgers will give the majority of his first-choice players the night off but, even without the likes of Steven Gerrard, Glen Johnson, Luis Suarez and Pepe Reina, they should have enough to make it two wins out of two in the competition.

Stewart Downing, Jordan Henderson and Sebastian Coates should all get another chance to impress and push their first-team claims, while veteran defender Jamie Carragher is likely to skipper the side.

Udinese kicked off their Europa League group campaign with a 1-1 draw with Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala and are unbeaten in five games in total. However, they have only won once in nine in all competitions this term and would gladly settle for another point  at Anfield.

Francesco Guidolin’s men do have talent in the shape of Antonio Di Natale, Brazilian summer signing Willians, and on-loan Andrea Lazzari but they are not fancied to cause an upset in this, although they could hold the Reds at bay in the first 45 minutes with HT/FT – Draw/Liverpool worth backing at 3/1 and a correct score of 2-0 to the Reds our prediction at odds of 6/1.

Newcastle v Bordeaux (8.05)

The Magpies have made a solid start to the Premier League season and began the Europa League group stage with a goalless draw in Portugal with Maritimo. Again, expect a much-changed side when Alan Pardew reveals his selections to take on French outfit Bordeaux as Toon aim for a home win to take charge of the group early on (Newcastle 7/5 Bordeaux 2/1 draw 9/4 – match prices).

Youngsters Sammy Ameobi, Adam Campbell, James Tavernier and Gael Bigirimana are all tipped to be involved while Pardew is expected to rest one or both of first-choice strikers Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse against the six-times French title winners.

Breaking down Bordeaux might prove tough, however, as they are well known in France for their defensive-minded tactics and are on an extremely-impressive 17-match unbeaten run – that includes a 4-0 thumping of Club Bruges in the Group D opener, a 0-0 with the star-studded PSG and a fine 2-0 win at Lyon in Ligue 1 over the weekend.

Czech Republic international Jaroslav Plasil is seen as the key attacking midfielder for Francis Gillot’s side when they do venture forward and they will put up a stern fight at St James’ Park. Expect the home side to eventually secure a win, though, with 1-0 appealing in the correct score market at 5/1.

Panathinaikos v Tottenham (6.00)

After a tricky start to his Tottenham tenure, Andre Villas-Boas appears to have got the Londoners going with the weekend 3-2 win at Manchester United the highlight of a mixed campaign so far.

AvB’s men had the better of a 0-0 opening Group J encounter with Lazio last month but had to settle for a point, although they should get their Europa League campaign up-and running with a win on Thursday in Greece (Spurs 11/10 Panathinaikos 2/1 draw 9/4 – match prices).

The Portuguese fielded a fairly strong line-up against the Italians and is set to start with plenty of his regular Premier League squad against Panathinaikos with Jermain Defoe, Clint Dempsey and possibly even Gareth Bale all in contention.

Hugo Lloris will come in again for Brad Friedel in goal but that hardly weakens the Premier League top-four contenders, and with their opponents on Thursday without a win in six matches, expect them to have too much for Panathinaikos despite a lively home crowd backing Jesualdo Ferreira’s men.

In the correct score market, 2-0 to Spurs is our selection at odds of 7/1.

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«Динамо» Киев против «Динамо» Загреб! Ставки на матчи «Аякс» – «Реал» Мадрид и «Зенит» -»Милан»!

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Зенит – Милан. К счастью или к несчастью, но Игорь Денисов не примет участие и в этой игре. И ситуацияZenit trio win1 300x188 Динамо Киев против Динамо Загреб! Ставки на матчи Аякс Реал Мадрид и Зенит Милан! с полузащитником сборной России становится все более и более запутанной. Дошло до того, что появилась информация «о интересе» со стороны «Зенита» 2.15 к полузащитнику «Барселоны» Бускетсу. Эту новость полностью отмел Лучано Спаллетти на предматчевой пресс-конференции.

Но самое главное о чем упомянул наставник питерцев – это то, что этот матч станет основополагающим для его команды, так как она утратила веру в себя, а следовательно не может продолжать двигаться к тем целям, которые были намечены. Но вы знаете, мне кажется, наставник «сине-бело-голубых» несколько лукавит, так как такие спады у команды столь высокого уровня не бывают связаны только с психологией. Как я предполагаю у «Зенита» наступила функциональная яма, которая связана с промашкой на подготовительном этапе, и пик формы был рассчитан неверно, это будет иметь эффект до самого перерыва в чемпионате, и принесет еще большие проблемы.

Зенит представляется, как фаворит этого матча, но я бы поставил на ничью…

Аякс – Реал Мадрид. Хоть этот матч и пройдет в преддверии «Эль Классико», но «Реал» явно будет не против победить в Амстердаме, так как это почти гарантирует его выход из «группы смерти».

Одной из причин поражения может стать неопытность, «как всегда» молодой команды, из Нидерландов. Так уж получается, что «Аякс» 7.25 каждый год занимается распродажей своих воспитанников. При таком раскладе выход из группы, в которой есть «Манчестер Сити» и «Реал» Мадрид 1.40 выглядит сложной, а уж если учесть, что «Боруссии» из Дортмунда они уже проиграли, то их перспективы даже на Лигу Европы выглядят туманными.

Думаю, сенсации не произойдет, и Мадрид увезет три очка из Амстердама.

Динамо Киев – Динамо Загреб. Предсказать чем закончится этот матч, не представляется возможным, так как с одной стороны на своем поле «Динамо» Киев всегда готово дать бой любому сопернику, но на фоне смены тренера и явного кризиса в игре, совершенно непонятно к чему это все приведет.

Приход Олега Блохина естественно не мог дать моментального эффекта, и победа над луганской «Зарей» никого не должна вводить в заблуждение. Победа со счетом 1:0 над аутсайдером чемпионата – это не то на что надеялось руководство команды, когда отправило Юрия Семина в отставку.

С учетом того, что встречаются команды, которые проиграли в первом туре, игра превращается в матч «жизни и смерти» для данных коллективов. Как мне кажется, Тотал Меньше в такой ситуации почти обеспечен.

Спасти киевское «Динамо» 1.42 могут только еще большие проблемы их «коллег» из Загреба.

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Rovers to chop down Forest

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It’s been a tough few days for Blackburn Rovers with the resignation of manager Steve Kean and the side find themselves on the road again when they take on Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night (Forest 6/4, draw 9/4, Rovers 9/5 Match Betting).

After months of speculation and pressure for change at Ewood Park, Kean finally decided to call it a day with the Lancashire outfit ahead of their 1-1 draw with Charlton Athletic at The Valley on Saturday.

The Scot’s departure will relieve the pressure on the Blackburn (11/2 Championship outright) squad and it will be up to caretaker manager Eric Black to guide the players through this spell, as the club’s owners continue their search for a successor.

Black has spoken about the positive attitude in the dressing room and, with the experience of Paul Robinson, Danny Murphy and Nuno Gomes in their ranks, they certainly have the mental strength to get through this difficult time and get results on the pitch.

The combination of Gomes and Scotland international Jordan Rhodes looks like it could be a potent partnership in the Championship this term and Forest will have their work cut out for them in defence if they are to keep the pair off the scoresheet.

As for the home side, their task against one of the favorites to win promotion back to the Premier League will be made all the more difficult following the suspension of Dexter Blackstock, who was sent off in the 1-0 defeat at the hands of bitter rivals Derby County on Sunday.

Forest will still be hurting from that defeat at the City Ground and manager Sean O’Driscoll will be wanting to put things right against Rovers.

However, Blackburn have so much strength in their starting XI and the luxury of bringing impact players off the bench, so they should be able to just edge out the Reds (13/2 1-0 Rovers correct score).

In Wednesday’s other encounter Derby, who will be buoyed by that win over Forest, make the trip to the North East to take on Middlesbrough (Middlesbrough 21/20, draw 12/5, Derby 5/2 Match Betting).

Boro suffered their first defeat at the Riverside last weekend, as they were undone by Leicester City 2-1 to the frustration of manager Tony Mowbray. It was really a game the home side should have won but goals from Jamie Vardy and Lloyd Dyer saw their downfall.

Derby will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday, as they go in search of their second away win of the season following that scalp against Forest.

The Rams look like they will struggle in the Championship once again this term and manager Nigel Clough looks set to head back down to the East Midlands with nothing to show for their efforts at the Riverside, with Boro looking just too strong for them (7/1 2-0 Middlesbrough correct score).

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City and Arsenal set for Euro wins

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Arsenal and Manchester City both enjoy home advantage on Wednesday night in the Champions League, and we think the two English sides can pick up wins over Olympiacos and Borussia Dortmund respectively.

The Gunners got off to a winning start in the Champions League two weeks ago as they came from behind to see off French champions Montpellier away from home.

Olympiacos suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Schalke in their opening game and need to get a result at the Emirates to give themselves a chance of reaching the latter stages of the competition, but Arsenal should be too strong on home soil.

Arsenal are 4/11 to secure the win in the standard match betting market, the draw is 4/1 and Olympiacos are 8/1 to grab a shock victory.

However, the Gunners have scored 13 goals in their last three home games, conceding just four, and we think the 20/23 on offer for an Arsenal win with a -1 handicap is the best bet in this particular fixture.

Manchester City can count themselves unlucky to be without a point after their Champions League opener at Real Madrid.

Roberto Mancini’s side were leading heading into the closing stages of the match but conceded two late goals at the Bernabeu and City will be eager to get their first points on the board when German champions Dortmund arrive at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.

Dortmund picked up a 1-0 win over Ajax in their opening fixture but City should be too strong for the German giants, who haven’t won away in the Bundesliga yet this season.

City are priced at 10/11 to secure the win and they should be able to take all three points when the Bundesliga champions visit on Wednesday, a win for Dortmund is available at 10/3 and the draw is 5/2.

Real Madrid travel to Ajax as two giants of European football meet in Amsterdam but it should be a relatively straightforward win for the Spanish champions, who will be looking to maintain their 100% start to the competition and put the pressure on Dortmund, City and Ajax.

Coach Jose Mourinho will be desperate to land the title with a third club, having lifted the trophy with Porto and Inter Milan, and will almost certainly name his strongest possible side at the Amsterdam Arena.

Real are 4/9 to win in the standard match betting market, but the 21/20 on offer for a Madrid victory with a -1 handicap looks much more appealing and we think this is the best bet in this tie.  Ajax are 7/1 to grab the win and the draw is 7/2.

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Ставки на матч «Спартак» – «Селтик»!

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Спартак – Селтик. Лига Чемпионов возвращается в Москву! В гости к «Спартаку» пожалует один из двухMcGeady downed 1 300x234 Ставки на матч Спартак Селтик! старейших клубов Шотландии, к сожалению его старинный  «заклятый враг» «Рейнджерс» сейчас «обитает» в четвертом шотландском дивизионе, и «Кельты» явно скучают по своим соседям.

В сегодняшнем матче не сможет принять участие Андрей Дикань, голкипер «красно-белых» получил травму плечевого сустава в прошедшем матче с «Амкаром». По предварительным данным он не сможет помочь своей команде в течение ближайшего месяца. Я бы назвал такую потерю на старте Лиги Чемпионов, как «нож в спину», а за этот месяц может случиться очень многое.

Место на последнем рубеже займет молодой голкипер «красно-белых» Сергей Письяков, от того, как он справится с волнением зависит судьба этого матча. Хотя если подумать, то 23 года – это не так и мало, пускай и для вратаря. Тем более если вспомнить, что Игорь Акинфеев в свое время дебютировал в возрасте 17 лет за ЦСКА, то дебют пускай в Лиге Чемпионов в 23 не выглядит чем-то сверхъестественным.

Я практически уверен, что в этой группе все будет решаться в последних турах, да даже думаю в самом последнем, так как «Барселона» наверняка одержит 4 победы на старте, а вот дальше может выставить и резервный состав. Если это будет так, то у «Спартака» 1.55 появятся шансы, тем более играя с «Барсой» на собственном поле.

«Селтик» 6.25 в свою очередь, сыграл вничью с «Бенфикой» – этот результат очень устроил «спартаковцев». Положительным фактором является и то, что в матче сможет принять участие Велиттон, который получил травму еще в матче с «Тереком».

С учетом проблем «Спартака» в обороне он наверняка пропустит мяч, но мы хорошо знаем о не самом хорошем умении шотландцев играть на выезде. Таким образом, очень вероятна результативная победа «Спартака» на своем поле. Если бы в воротах был Дикань, то в этом можно было почти не сомневаться в победе «красно-белых», а так… есть небольшие сомнения.

Чем бы не закончился матч, все самое интересное в этой группе будет впереди.

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Mixed fortunes for Brits

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The Champions League resumes on Tuesday with three British clubs in action, as Manchester United (9/1 – Champions League outright) face CFR Cluj, Chelsea meet FC Nordsjaelland and Celtic travel to Russia to take on Spartak Moscow.

After last season’s European disappointment, United struggled through their opening group match against Galatasary and cannot afford to be complacent when they head to Romania to meet Cluj (9/2, draw 11/4, United 4/6).

Ione Andone’s men also won their first match of the tournament away at Braga and have now become regulars in Europe after making their debut in 2008.

United themselves have something to prove going into the game, having lost 3-2 at home to Tottenham on Saturday, a result that has prompted Sir Alex Ferguson to drop a number of his more established figures for the trip to Transylvania.

The exclusions could see the veteran coach experiment with some of the talented youngsters that impressed in the League Cup against Newcastle, so don’t be surprised to see a few unfamiliar names on the United teamsheet.

This has all the hallmarks of a banana skin but United should have enough experience to see them through, but they won’t have it all their own way.

In the second game which sees a British team in action, champions Chelsea travel to Denmark to face one of the unknown quantities of the tournament in FC Nordsjaelland (10/1, draw 7/2, Chelsea 4/11).

The Blues almost got off to the perfect start as they took an early lead in their first game against Juventus before being pegged back by the Italian giants as the tie finished 2-2.

This has put them under some early pressure, with Shakhtar Donetsk also in the group, but they’ll look at their trip to Scandinavia as the chance to claim an easy three points.

However, facing the champions of Europe is a massive opportunity for any side and having won their domestic league last season, Kasper Hjulmand’s men will be looking to cause what would be a massive upset.

Like the first game, things certainly won’t be easy for the Blues but their greater experience should see them though and so expect them to claim a comfortable win.

The final game involving a British team sees possibly the toughest test as Celtic travel to Russia to face Spartak Moscow (4/7, draw 3/1, Celtic 11/2).

The Bhoys made a solid start to their European campaign with a goalless draw against Benfica a fortnight ago, but a trip to Russia is always a tough test and you never quite know what threat the opposition will pose.

Neil Lennon’s men will meet a familiar face at the Luzhniki in winger Aiden McGeady, who ironically was the man who scored the winner the last time Celtic won a game in the Champions League.

After dominating Russian football during the 1990s, Spartak have had a difficult few years both on and off the field but Unai Emery’s appointment in the summer has brought freshness to the club and they could be the surprise package of this group.

This is likely to be a cagey affair but despite Celtic’s confidence in the build-up to the match Spartak’s extra class should see them to an easy win.

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Battle of the Whites

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Tuesday night will see another exciting round of action in the Championship and Bolton Wanderers will be hoping they can come on top in the ‘Roses’ clash when they face Leeds United at the Reebok Stadium (Bolton Evs draw 12/5 Leeds 11/4 – Match Betting).

It has not been an easy start to life in the Championship for under-pressure manager Owen Coyle and his players have found themselves on the wrong side of the scoreline in a number of tight encounters.

Bolton – 18th place in the table – suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace last weekend and will be desperate to bag the three points against a Leeds side who will head to the Reebok Stadium full of confidence.

The West Yorkshire outfit beat Nottingham Forest and Bristol City in the Championship and saw off Everton in the Capital One Cup, in what was a successful week for manager Neil Warnock and his men.

Striker El-Hadji Diouf has been a revelation since making the move to Elland Road and he will certainly be a threat once again.

Bolton have plenty of talent in their ranks and between two pretty evenly matched sides this Lancashire-Yorkshire derby might well finish with the points shared.

Cardiff City have started to emerge as a strong force in the push for promotion and they will be looking to keep up their winning momentum when they face Birmingham City (Cardiff 10/11 draw 5/2 Birmingham 3/1 – Match Betting).

With four wins in their last five game in the Championship, the Bluebirds are looking strong under manager Malky Mackay.

Cardiff have won all four of their home games this season and will once again be formidable opposition against a Blues outfit struggling to live up to expectations this season.

Injuries have plagued manager Lee Clark and his squad at St Andrew’s but they managed to battle for a 1-0 draw against Brighton on the South Coast.

They will need a similarly gritty performance to get a result in the Welsh capital but the Bluebirds should have enough quality to get the three points.

In another standout game on Tuesday, Hull City will be looking to bounce back from their surprising defeat to Peterborough United when they face Blackpool at the KC Stadium (Hull 11/8 draw 12/5 Blackpool 15/8 – Match Betting).

The Tigers looked in fine form but have come unstuck in their last two outings, with Leicester City and strugglers Peterborough getting the better of manager Steve Bruce and his men.

Blackpool have also gone off the boil in their last two outings with heavy defeats at the hands of Huddersfield Town and Cardiff.

This game will really be about which side can put their recent disappointments behind them when they line-up on Tuesday night.

Both teams have match winners but the Tangerines, with the likes of Tom Ince and Gary Taylor-Fletcher, could edge this one over the Tigers.

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BATE bid to pinch Bayern

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BATE Borisov are available at a huge price of 8/1 to build on their impressive away victory over Lille in the opening round of fixtures and beat Bayern Munich, priced up 4/11 to win, when the two sides clash in the Champions League in Belarus on Tuesday (totesport – match prices).

The Belarussian champions stunned their French hosts on Match-day 1 with an accomplished performance to get their European Group F campaign off to the perfect start.

Bayern, meanwhile, were far from convincing in victory over Valencia in their opening game, and they could find it tough in Eastern Europe.

A draw price of 4/1 offers value for this encounter, but, at 8/1, and with wind behind their sails, BATE Borisov are worth consideration.

Elsewhere, Benfica will be looking to cause an upset against their Iberian rivals when Barcelona visit the Estadio da Luz on Tuesday.

The Portuguese side earned a draw at Celtic Park on Match-day 1 and will fancy their chances of recording a first victory in Group G in their first match of the campaign on home soil.

Benfica are priced at 5/1 to win this one, with the draw quoted at 16/5, and Barca the overwhelming favourites to make it two wins from two, at 4/7.

It’s difficult to see past a win for the Catalan giants in this one, but if Benfica can get off to a quick start then Tito Vilanova’s men may be happy to settle for the draw.

Elsewhere, there’s an intriguing tie in Turkey as Benfica’s Portuguese rivals Braga travel to face Galatasaray.

An intimidating trip at the best of times, the hosts are the 10/11 favourites to bounce back from their 1-0 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford and earn the win they need to keep their hopes of qualification alive.

Braga head into the game following an embarrassing home defeat to Cluj, but despite odds of 10/3, it is difficult to imagine the visitors coming away from the Turk Telekom cauldron with three points.

The draw, available at 5/2, may appeal, but 10/11 on Galatasaray to win is where the value lies for this encounter.

Two giants of European football go head to head in Holland on Wednesday, meanwhile, as Ajax welcome Real Madrid to the Amsterdam Arena.

Though Ajax are not the force they once were, this tie carries plenty of significance for the Dutch outfit and, at a price of 7/1 to win the game, they are pretty backable.

A narrow defeat to Dortmund ensured a pointless start to Ajax’s European campaign, and three points against Real would be greeted with euphoria by the home supporters.

At 4/9, Real are the overwhelming favourites for this one, but it could be a lot closer than many experts reckon, and, with the draw available at 7/2, this is another clash that offers plenty of value for money for punters.

We round things off with Porto’s game against PSG in Group A, where Carlo Ancelotti will be looking to make another strong statement following their 4-1 victory over Dynamo Kiev in their opening fixture.

And, at a price of 9/4 to make it two from two, a victory for the team from the French capital could prove lucrative for punters prepared to put their faith in Europe’s definitive ‘pretenders to the throne’.

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