Inter vs. Chelsea – Champions League Bookmaker Odds
League leaders of Italy and England clash at Giuseppe Meazza on Wednesday: Inter vs. Chelsea – Bet365 100€ or 100£ signup bonus !
For the first time ever in any competition, Inter Milan and FC Chelsea meet in an official match. This should get interesting, given that Inter`s Coach Jose Mourinho and Chelsea counterpart Carlo Ancelotti cannot really be called friends. The odds offered by best football bookmakers like Ladbrokes, Bet365 or Victor Chandler can`t really agree on a favourite here:
Bet365 Odds on Inter – Chelsea: 2.70 (17/10) – 3.10 (21/10) – 2.75 (7/4)
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Inter drew the last 3 (!) matches in the Italian Serie A, most recently with a 0:0 at home against Sampdoria. Chelsea beat the Wolverhampton Wanderers 2:0 in the Premiership after eliminating Cardiff City 4:1 from the FA-Cup.
Most likely lignups:
Inter: Julio Cesar – Maicon – Lucio – Samuel – Zanetti – Cambiasso – Muntari – Thiago Motta – Sneijder – Eto’o – Milito
Chelsea: Cech – Belletti – Terry – Carvalho – Ivanovic – Mikel – Ballack – Cole – Lampard – Drogba – Anelka
Champions League last 16 Knockout Round:
Milan vs. Manchester United, first leg 2:3
Olympique Lyon vs. Real Madrid, first leg 1:0
Porto vs. Arsenal, first leg 2:1
Bayern Munich vs. Fiorentina, first leg 2:1
VfB Stuttgart vs. FC Barcelona
Olympiacos vs. Girondins Bordeaux
CSKA Moscow vs. FC Sevilla
Inter Milan vs. Chelsea
Current odds by Bet365 to win this years Champions League favour Barcelona at 11/4, followed by Chelsea at 9/2, ManU (5/1), Real Madrid (11/2) and Arsenal, Inter & Bayern Munich (all at 12/1). Biggest longshot to win it all is Stuttgart at 150/1.
Odds Champions League Final: Barcelona vs. Manchester United
Wednesday, May 27 – Olympic Stadium Rome, Italy: The Champions League Final 2009 between FC Barcelona and Manchester United ! CL Sportsbetting !
The final Champions League clash is getting nearer and nearer. On May 27, Manchester United will try to achieve what hasn`t been done so far in the “new” Champions League era, that is to defend the title. 3 teams have so far reached the final 1 year after winning the Champions League, but so far all three have lost (*).
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Currently, there is no real betting favorite in this matchup as Manchester and Barcelona are offered around 13/8 odds on the win in regulation. A draw after 90 minutes stands at about 11/5 at the moment. Here are the current odds on Barcelona vs. ManU from select bookmakers:
BET365: UK odds: 13/8 – 23/10 – 13/8 ___ decimal: 2.63 – 3.30 – 2.63
LADBROKES: UK odds: 11/8 – 11/5 – 8/5 ___ decimal: 2.38 – 3.20 – 2.60
UNIBET: UK odds: 17/10 – 11/5 – 17/10 ___ decimal:2.70 – 3.20 -2.70
Manchester United and FC Barcelona have had nine official matches so far, with three wins for ManU, two for Barça and four draws. Here are the results from those previous encounters:
1984 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup quarterfinal:
Barcelona – Manchester United 2:0
Manchester United – Barcelona 3:0 –> United won 3-2 on aggregate
1991 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup final:
Barcelona – Manchester United 1:2
1995 Champions League group stage:
Manchester United – Barcelona 2:2
Barcelona – Manchester United 4:0 –> Barcelona advanced, ManU was out
1999 UEFA Champions League group stage:
Manchester United – Barcelona 3:3
Barcelona – Manchester United 3:3 –> ManU advanced, Barcelona was eliminated
2008 Champions League semifinal:
Barcelona – Manchester United 0:0
Manchester United – Barcelona 1:0 –> United won 1-0 on aggregate
(*)
AC Milan won in 1994 (4:0 against Barcelona), lost in 1995 (0:1 against Ajax Amsterdam)
Ajax Amsterdam won in 1995 (1:0 over Milan), lost in 1996 (2:4 against Juventus – penalty shootout)
Juventus won in 1996 (4:2 over Ajax), but lost in 1997 to Borussia Dortmund with 1:3