The Champions League enters its fourth round of group games this week, with all four English teams looking to seal qualification. "The Big Four" of English football all top their respective Champions League groups, and victory for all four would increase the likelihood of another all-English final. In the UEFA Cup this week will see just the second round of group games, with Manchester City in action for the first time in their group.
Midweek Football
Liverpool v Atletico Madrid, Tuesday, ITV 1, 7:45pm
Liverpool host Atletico as both sides look for the victory that could put them into the knockout stages. They drew 1-1 in the return fixture two weeks ago, although Liverpool were without Fernando Torres that night. The former Atletico front man could be in line for a return at Anfield on Tuesday, a boost to a Liverpool side already confident after their great start to the Premiership.
Liverpool are big favourites at 1/2 with Pagebet to effectively seal qualification, while Atletico are the 5/1 outsiders with Centrebet.
If Alberto Riera scores at anytime during Liverpool v Atletico Madrid, BGbet will refund all losing first goalscorer stakes on the match.¹
Roma v Chelsea, Tuesday, ITV 4, 7:45pm
Chelsea travel to Rome looking for a repeat of their 1-0 victory over the Romans two weeks ago at Stamford Bridge. Such a result would see Phil Scolari's men safely into the next round of the competition, although recent form suggests they will not just look for a 1-0 victory. Successive 5-0 wins over both Middlesbrough and Sunderland in the Premiership have raised expectations even higher in West London, as Scolari has his team playing in a manner owner Roman Abramovich has always wanted.
Roma are the 14/5 underdogs with VCbet, while Chelsea are 10/11 with BGbet.
If Joe Cole scores at anytime during Roma v Chelsea, BGbet will refund all losing first goalscorer stakes on the match.¹
Arsenal v Fenerbahce, Wednesday, Sky Sports Xtra, 7:45pm
Arsenal will look to put a string of bad results behind them as they attempt to qualify for the knockout stages at the Emirates. Following the late collapse to Spurs last week, they were beaten 2-0 by an upbeat Stoke side that seemed to catch them unaware. They can draw confidence from their return fixture against the Turks though, when they demolished them 5-2 in Turkey.
Arsenal are 1/4 with Pagebet to reach the knockout stages here, with Fenerbahce a massive 11/1 at Centrebet to continue Arsenals bad run with a win at the Emirates.
If Samir Nasri scores at anytime during Arsenal v Fenerbahce, BGbet will refund all losing first goalscorer stakes on the match.¹
Celtic v Manchester United, Wednesday, Sky Sports 2, 7:45pm
Manchester United travel to Celtic Park knowing a point will probably be good enough to take them through, following their 3-0 victory over the Scots at Old Trafford. Dimitar Berbatov scored a brace that night as United ran out comfortable winners, and it will be interesting to see whether Sir Alex Ferguson sticks with the successful Berbatov-Rooney combination, or rests one of them to give Carlos Tevez a chance to re-establish himself.
Celtic are the 4/1 underdogs at BGbet, as Pagebet make United the favourites at 8/13.
If Nani scores at anytime during Celtic v Manchester United, BGbet will refund all losing first goalscorer stakes on the match.¹
If Celtic v Manchester United finishes 0-0 BGbet will refund all losing correct score bets on that game.¹
Pagebet will refund all losing correct score and first goalscorer bets in the Manchester United v Celtic game if Manchester United fail to win the game.
Manchester City v FC Twente, Thursday, Five, 6:10pm
Manchester City start the group stages of their European campaign against Steve McLaren's FC Twente at the City of Manchester on Thursday. City will be looking to put their Premiership form to one side as they look for a good start to Group A, especially after their most recent defeat to strugglers Bolton at the weekend. However, with quality such as Elano and Robinho, City will feel confident of beating the Dutch in front of a partisan home crowd.
Man City are 2/5 with BGbet to start their group campaign with a win, while FC Twente are 6/1 with VCbet to heap more misery on Mark Hughes' men.
If Elano scores at anytime during Manchester City v FC Twente, BGbet will refund all losing first goalscorer stakes on the match.¹
Slavia Prague v Aston Villa, Thursday, Five, 7:45pm
Aston Villa travel to Slovakia top of Group F thanks to their 2-1 win over Ajax at Villa Park two weeks ago. Gareth Barry grabbed the winner just before half time to give Martin O'Neill's side the perfect start to their Group, and the Villa manager will be looking for more of the same against the Slovaks in Prague on Thursday night.
Prague are 13/8 with VCbet to seal a home win, with Villa 11/8 at BGbet to get their second win of the group.
If James Milner scores at anytime during Slavia Prague v Aston Villa, BGbet will refund all losing first goalscorer stakes on the match.¹
Place a correct score bet on any of the above listed matches this week, and if it gets beat by an injury time goal BGbet will refund all losing correct score stakes on that match.¹
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