The draw for the Champions League Semi-Finals was made this morning with Chelsea being paired with Barcelona slayers, Atletico Madrid while Champions Bayern Munich were paired with Real Madrid.
Believe it or not, I had a feeling this is how the draw would come out and Chelsea will be relieved to have avoided the supposed favourites Bayern and the powerhouse of Real Madrid. On paper it looks like the best draw for Chelsea...but is it ? I tipped Atletico to progress past Barcelona this week and as a result of their victory, the bookies have made the La Liga leaders slight favourites to edge past Chelsea at 4/5 to qualify. The Londoners are priced at 1/1. Indeed this will be a very close tie and at the moment is just too hard to predict but I have had a feeling for Atletico in recent weeks and I will most likely be backing them for qualification. They are currently top of La Liga with 5 matches to go and face the incredible prospect of a trip to the Nou Camp on the final day of the season in what will most likely be a title decider. Given that they just knocked Barca out of Europe, confidence is at an all time high and nothing is beyond Simeone's men this season. In the other tie, Bayern are 4/6 favourites to get past Real Madrid who are priced at 6/5 to qualify and this is sure to be a cracking semi final tie. The possibility remains of an all Madrid final which would surely make for an absolutely remarkable spectacle in Lisbon come this May and the odds on this eventuality are priced at 3/1. Bayern are favourites for the tournament at 6/4, with Real second favourites at 11/4, Atletico are 7/2 while Chelsea are considered the outsiders at 9/2. I believe both Chelsea and Atletico represent excellent value given that one of them is sure to be in the final and any one of these sides could easily win this trophy. I will stick my neck out and tip Atletico at 7/2 and the possibility of an all Madrid final seems to be written in the stars. Bo's Champions League Tips Atletico Madrid vrs Real Madrid final - 3/1 Atletico to win the tournament - 7/2 Comments are closed.
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