Republic of Ireland v Switzerland Betting Tips & Predictions 5 Sept
5 August, 2024
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Republic of Ireland welcome Switzerland to town for a glamour tie played out from 7.45pm…
Liverpool v Barcelona Champions League Semi-Finals Tips
Let’s look at the top Liverpool v Barcelona Champions League semi finals betting tips. We are at the business end of the Champions League and there is now just one match standing between the four remaining sides and a place in the 2019 final. Having had the opportunity to analyse the chances of the contenders following the first-leg ties, bookmakers believe they have a strong idea which two will contest the final, as well as the club that will go on to add their name to the famous old trophy with a win on 1 June at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid.
The money men have Barcelona marked up as odds-on favourites for the crown and although the La Liga champions are no more than a tight looking 12/25 (Unibet) it has become almost impossible to argue against that stance, the Spaniards sparkling from their first kick of the competition.
Fancy one at a bigger price? How could we back against a sublime Ajax side who have oozed class, cutting opponents open with total football. The Dutch cracks are 10/3 with Bet365 and that’s sure to pop up on a few bet slips for interest stakes.
Big price for all-England Final
Those prices would suggest there’s little, if indeed any, chance of an English side winning the title this year, despite having two in the semi-finals. In fact, traders across the board believe the Premier League challenge will come crashing down on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Those who believe Liverpool and Tottenham won’t go down without a fight can back the Londoners at 10/1 – top price at Bet365 – or the Merseysiders at 20/1 with Ladbrokes. What about an all Premier League final? It looks like we can forget about it, Bet365 happy to offer out a chunky 40/1.
Let’s take a closer look at the betting for the second-leg of the Champions League semi-finals as our football betting experts run through the aggregate scores, the match prices being offered by bookmakers and any value that still exists in the specials…
Liverpool v Barcelona, Tuesday 8.00pm, live on BT Sport
Liverpool went to the Camp Nou looking to keep things tight and return to Anfield with their chances of reaching the final and seeing off the favourite in the process still very much alive. They did, for most of the first-leg in Spain, manage to keep the scores low and there were times they looked like getting an away goal of their own but, in the end, Liverpool were reminded of the importance of having a game-changer.
The scores locked at 1-0 following an opening goal from Suarez on 26 minutes, The Reds fluffed a couple of decent goal scoring chances that fell their way before star of the show Lionel Messi turned the game on its head. The wizard of football smashed home a second on 75 minutes and put one foot in the final with a sublime free-kick on 82. If you haven’t already seen a replay of that goal you really must go and have a look. It sums up just why Messi is, beyond all reasonable doubt, the best player in the game today, and one of the most gifted to ever grace football.
There could be no arguments from Liverpool who threw their hands up and admitted they were beaten by the better side. The funny thing about that loss was it came despite The Reds holding their own for the majority of the match in Spain. They finished with 53% of the possession, had 15 shots at goal and five corners. If offered those kind of stats before kick-off we’re sure Klopp would’ve jumped at the chance, he just didn’t reckon on his strikers having an off-day when it mattered most.
