It's quarter final time in the Uefa Champions League and the first leg of two match ups taking place on Tuesday comprise of Arsenal v Real Madrid and Bayern Munich v Inter
Match result prices quoted from Betway are correct at the time of writing but subject to change.
Arsenal 15/10 Draw 23/10 Real Madrid 1.85/1
Arsenal's 7-1 win away from home in the first leg of the Ro16 match up with PSV put the tie to bed and the return finished 2-2 on the night and the Gunners sailed through.
Arsenal finished third in the league phase, winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 1 of their matches and they won all 4 home games without conceding. A 1-1 draw at Everton in the EPL at the weekend saw
Arsenal remain in second place, now 11 points behind Liverpool in the EPL title race with 7 rounds of matches remaining.
Real came up against Atletico in the Ro16. They were 2-1 winners at home in the first leg but the return finished 1-0 to Atletico and went all the way to spot kicks with Real holding their nerve. Real saw off English opposition in the shape of Manchester City in the play offs. They held a 2-1 advantage from the first leg in Manchester and finished the job in Madrid with a 3-1 win to go through 5-2 on aggregate. Real had finished 11th in the league phase with 5 wins and 3 defeats.
In La Liga Real lost 2-1 at home to Valencia at the weekend and they are in second spot, 4 points behind Barca with Atletico 3 points back in third.
The Verdict
Unless Liverpool collapse in the EPL title race this is Arsenal's only chance of a trophy this season and they will need to be at their absolute best to get their noses in front ahead of the return in Madrid. I', really struggling to call this one in terms of the result but I do quite like the chances of both sides scoring.
Bets: Both teams to score yes at 9/10 with Sportingbet
Bayern 19/20 Draw 26/10 Inter 2.85/1
Bayern won the first leg 3-0 of their Ro16 clash with Leverkusen in Munich and a 2-0 win away from home in the second leg secured a comfortable passge through.
They had made hard work of qualifying for the knockout rounds, winning 5 and losing 3 of their league phase matches to finish 9th although they boasted a 100% record at home. That saw them pitched into a play off with Glasgow Celtic and Bayern won the first leg 2-1 but the return in Munich went to the wire, eventually finishing 1-1 on the night.
In the Bundeliga Bayern top the log 6 points clear of Leverkusen.
Inter had too much for Feyenoord in the Ro16, winning the first leg 2-0 away from home and following up with a 2-1 victory in Milan.
Inter won 6, drew 1 and lost 1 of their league phase matches to finish fourth and advance straight to the Round of 16. Their only defeat came away to Leverkusen (1-0) and that is 1 of only 2 goals they conceded in this competition.
Inter currently top Serie A and at the time of writing they were 4 points clear of Napoli who have a game in hand.
The Verdict
This is a good match up and on earlier UCL form it looks a tough call. Gut feel is Inter can get on the scoresheet and the most obvious candidate is Lautaro Martinez
Bets: Anytime goalscorer Lautaro Martinex at 5/2 (widely available)
Enjoy what should be a great night of top class football.
Note, prices quoted are subject to change
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