Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Olympique Lyon vs Real Madrid
Uefa Champions League 1st Knock-out stage 1st leg, 20h45
Real Madrid has been ousted three times by Lyon in the last 5 years in the UCL. The French outfit have a great record of three wins and three draws against tonight's opponents. Real Madrid has not progressed beyond this stage of the competition for six years now.
But Mourinho has a good record against Lyon and a very good season at Real Madrid. Expect Real to attack as The Special One said his teams will always try to win the first leg in a knock-out competition. That's his approach and he won the Uefa Champions League with Porto and Inter, so he must be convincing enough.
Lisandro Lopez is not available for the hosts.
I tip Real Madrid to win tonight at 9/10.
Chelsea 0:1 Liverpool

Sunday, February 06, 2011

Chelsea vs Liverpool
English Premier League, 17h00
Chelsea and Liverpool were the clubs that made the biggest transfer deal in January. Fernando Torres moved to Stamford Bridge for 50M Brittish pounds, a fee that dwarfed the British record in transfer fees. Liverpool  bought Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll instead. The last one won't play today because of injury.
Torres left Liverpool because he thought the club is underachieving and he personally will have a better chance to win trophies with the Blues. Chelsea also brought in talented centre-back David Luiz.
With Arsenal and Manchester United losing points on Saturday, Chelsea can put pressure on the title contenders with a very possible win here. Drogba, Lampard and John Terry are all fit and raring to go.
I tip Chelsea to win, at 7/10.
Juventus 1:2 Udinese