Righty then, it's UEFA's 'Champions' League this fine midweek. This is clearly some sort of error somewhere on UEFA's part as I'm pretty sure there is more than 1 team from the same country on a number of occasions and they can't all be 'Champions' can they? Bloody branding nonsense. I'm only going to put up a few tips for these games as I haven't caught much Ligue 1 let alone any Ukranian or Slovakian league football so far this season so I'm not really in a position of authority on some teams! That being said here's my picks:
Werder Bremen v Tottenham Hotspur, Tuesday 1945
This is Tottenham first foray into the big boys European tournament and wouldn't we all dearly love to see them and part-time 'Ohhh Yesss@ Churchill lookalike Harry 'the boys done triffic' Redknapp fall on their collective swords. I know the Premier League is, in many morons eyes, by far the biggest and best league in the whole wide world, but this simply doesn't hold true if you take a little look at the realities. None of the worlds best foreign stars play there and the national team is hopeless and England still supplies the most players, regardless of what the Daily Mail think. All this does have a point! And it is that Werder Bremen are a frankly massive price for this game. They held Bayern Munich to a draw at the Olympiastadion on Saturday and Tottenham have lost to Wigan at home and failed to beat West Brom in their last 2 games. Add this to the fact Harry's bare bones excuse is only a matter of days away and I really can't see any result but a home win. Because of far too many English idiots backing Spurs Werder are 2.2 in many places. Back them now.
Manchester United v Rangers, Tuesday 1945
Here we see United take on a Rangers team hailing from the weakest Scottish Prem in the last 30 years. Considering it's always been absolute toilet this is saying something. United might have been pegged back to a 3-3 draw late on at Everton on Saturday, but Rangers best striker is Kenny Miller and their best defender is a 86 year old David Weir. Needless to say, they aren't as good as Everton. I think Rangers could be in for an absolute tonking here and would not hesitate to grossly handicap United expecting them to fill their boots. bet365 will give you 2.0 with a -2 handicap and I'll be having some of that, I'd advise you to do the same.
Lyon v Schalke, Tuesday 1945
Neither of these 2 teams have started their domestic campaigns particularly well. French teams are notorious for their lack of high-scoring games and Schalke's new strikeforce of Raul and Huntelaar haven't gelled yet, this is added to the fact that Huntelaar's chance coversion makes Andy Cole look efficient! For me this all adds up to 2 teams not wanting to lose their first group game and a cagey affair. I fancy under 2.5 goals with 1.9 widely available.
Real Madrid v Ajax, Wednesday 1945
This will be my last tip for this weeks games. Jose Mourinho has taken over Los Merengues this season and has so far Played 2 Won 1 Drawn 1 Scored 1 and Conceded 0, as is his trademark. Mourinho teams also never, and I mean never, lose at home. The Dutch League isn't what it was 10 years ago and Ajax are just about the best of an unremarkable bunch. Whilst Madrid's fans have already booed their team off for a perceived lack of daring-do, the 'Special One' wont care as long as they keep grinding out wins. He will be aware that the tournament Madrid value like no other is the Champions League, and he will be looking to win it for a 3rd time with a 3rd team. This all adds up to a Madrid win to nil for me. The best price is 2.4 at Paddy Power.
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