Spain vs. England – Friendly International Match
Friendly international: Spain taking on England on Wednesday !
England will face off with one of the worlds toughest opponents on the road when they play their friendly international in Seville against Spain this coming Wednesday (9pm UK time). The current european champion has stellar form, so Fabio Capello and his team are not really favored to win this one, even after winning four out of four in the current qualification stage for the Football World Cup 2010 in South Africa and a 2:1 victory in another friendly in Germany.
Bet on Spain against England – Friendly international game
But, this is a friendly after all, meaning that there is certainly a chance here for the english side to come out ahead in this football game as well.
Current odds on Spain versus England:
Spain to win: 11/10 (UK) – 2.10 (EU) – +110 (US) at Bet365
Draw: 9/4 (UK) – 3.25 (EU) – +225 (US) at PaddyPower
England to win: 11/4 (UK) – 3.75 (EU) – +275 (US) at Sportingbet UK
There are many exciting friendlies scheduled for Wednesday, but two other football games stick out “a little”, with France hosting Argentina and Brasil taking on Italy in London. When placing bets on these games, keep in mind, that these are friendlies. At this time of year, top players and their coaches are strongly needed for the final stretch in their leagues and/or Champions League and UEFA-Cup. So staying healthy through those matches is somewhat more important to them than fighting it out for that last-minute victory goal.
In games with two powerful football teams reluctant to lose against another “Tier 1″ opponent, usually the draw offers good value in betting, as well as the “under 2.5 goals”-bet.
Champions League Draw: England against Italy
All Italian clubs get drawn against the English Premier League
Today in Nyon, Switzerland the first knockout round in this years Champions League was drawn and as always, there are some really classic football clashes coming up in the round of the last 16 survivors. For example, ALL three Italian teams have been drawn against english sides ! Chelsea will take on Juventus Turin, it`s AS Rome against Arsenal London and finally there`s a real heavyweight fight between Inter Milan and reigning champion Manchester United !
FC Liverpool as the fourth English team also has quite a challenge coming up with opponent Real Madrid from Spain. Also Villareal will take on the Greeks of Panathinaikos Athens, Sporting Lisbon and Bayern Munich will battle it out, it`s Spain against neighbor Portugal in the match Atlético Madrid against FC Porto and Olympique Lyon from France will go for a stunning upset against FC Barcelona.
All the matchups in the round of the last 16:
Chelsea FC (England) against Juventus (Italy)
Villarreal CF (Spain) vs Panathinaikos FC (Greece)
Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) vs Bayern Munich (Germany)
Club Atlético de Madrid (Spain) vs FC Porto (Portugal)
Olympique Lyonnais (France) vs FC Barcelona (Spain)
Real Madrid CF (Spain) vs Liverpool FC (England)
Arsenal FC (England) against AS Roma (Italy)
FC Internazionale Milano (Italy) vs Manchester United FC (England)
The games will be played on February 24/25 and March 10/11. The 8 group winners will have the little advantage to host the second game at home.
Ladbrokes as one of the leading UK football bookmakers currently favors FC Barcelona to win it all at 7/2, Chelsea and ManU are tied at second with 5/1, Inter Milan is 8/1, while FC Liverpool is offered at 10/1. Here are all the odds on winning the Champions League in 2009: