UEFA Champions League semi-finals gets going on Tuesday night when Manchester City host Real Madrid and we take a look at the match from a betting angle.
We are down to the final 4 Clubs and English teams, Manchester City and Liverpool currently share favouritism at 5/4 with Real Madrid 6/1 and Villarreal outsiders at 18/1. The top Goal Scorer market looks an interesting one with Robert Lewandowski 7/10 and Karim Benzema 19/20 while Mo Salah is priced up here as a rank outsider at 18/1.
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Manchester City Form
Manchester City saw off Atletico Madrid in their quarter-final winning 1-0 on aggregate over the two leg that victory coming at home before a goalless draw on the road was good enough to see them through.
They had a much easier time in the last 16 beating Sporting 5-0 on aggregate where they did the damage in the first leg on the road before playing out a goalless draw at home. City haven't conceded a goal in their last 4 European fixtures and they had won all 3 of their games in the group stages.
Manchester City continue to top the English Premier League and had few problems in seeing off Watford 5-1 at home on Saturday.
Real Madrid Form
Real Madrid required extra time to beat Chelsea in their quarter-final having won the away leg 3-1, Chelsea reversed the score in Madrid only for the home team to snatch victory.
They saw off PSG in the last 16, 3-2 on aggregate and lost the first leg on the road before coming from behind to win 3-1 in Madrid. Madrid’s away record in the group stages was 3 from 3 scoring 9 goals without conceding.
Real Madrid were also in action on the weekend beating Osasuna 3-1 on the road and they have won 4 in a row in the domestic competition and are runaway leaders 15 points clear of Barcelona.
Head to Head
These sides met twice in the Champions league in the 2019/2020 season with Manchester City winning 2-1 on each occasion.
BETTING – Click here to bet
Manchester City 5/10
Draw 15/4
Real Madrid 11/2
Suggested Bet: Winning Margin, Manchester City by 1 goal exactly at 26/10
I think this is going to be a tight match and I certainly give Real Madrid a chance of coming away with at least a draw. City are a formidable side at home though and will back them to edge this by a goal. The last two meetings between these sides has finished 2-1 to Manchester City and for those who enjoy punting the Correct Score Market that is available at 13/2.
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
