Live ITV1 & Sky Sports 2: Tue: 19:45. Man United (4/6 bet365) travel to Cluj abd Chelsea (4/11) Hills visit Nordsjaelland. Peter Sharkey previews the Champions League action
Manchester United have left Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick out of their squad to face CFR Cluj, but bet365 still price Sir Alex Ferguson’s men as their 4/6 favourites to secure three Champions League points tonight.
Yet Cluj, undefeated at home in the Romanian league, will be no pushovers; they did, after all, beat Braga 2-0 in Portugal last week and BetVictor’s 9/2 odds for them to register a win looks a tad on the frothy side. Indeed, Skybet’s even money for them to win when handed a one goal start has proved popular, as has Paddy Power’s 5/6 for both teams to score.
Not surprisingly, there has been steady support for the match draw (11/4, Stan James), while Ladbrokes’ 7/1 for it to finish 1-1 catches the eye. Punters expecting a United victory may prefer the 13/2 on offer at BetVictor.com against them winning 1-0.
European champions Chelsea face FC Nordsjaelland this evening, buoyed by their fine winning display against Arsenal at the weekend and fully justifying their odds-on status (4/11, William Hill) to register another victory.
The Danish side, undefeated at home in the league this term, open as BetVictor’s enormous 10/1 outsiders while Skybet post 4/1 about the draw, but this is a fixture Chelsea are widely expected to win.
Accordingly, punters searching for attractive odds have plenty from which to choose. For example, bet365 chalk even money about the Blues retaining a clean sheet, while Stan James posts 10/11 in favour of them leading at the end of both halves. Born-again Fernando Torres is a 7/2 shot (Paddy Power) to open the scoring as Skybet mark 11/4 against the Londoners enjoying a one goal margin of victory.
Selection:
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