In the 2008-2009 season these two teams also played the CL Final, and the title was won by Barcelona. If we follow sport betting companies odds, the winner for this season, will be FC Barcelona.

If you want to bet on the first team to score, the favourite odds are for FC Barcelona. They score in the tournament 27 goals, with 2.25 average match goals while Manchester United score 18 goals with an average of 1.5 match goals. But Manchester have a better defence, they recive just 4 goals (0.33 match goals in average), while Barca got 8 (0.67 match goals in average). On attempts on target, Barca is the leader with a total of 86 (7.17/game) and Manchester with 68 (5.67/game)

Top scores on Champions league is Lionel Messi with 11 goals, for a bet on Messi to score the odd of 2. Messi in the current competition is also the leader of attempts on target, with 31 shots wide. He have 3 asists and 10 offsides

From United, Javier Hernandez leads the top scores statistics with 4 goals and the odd for him to socre in the final is 2.90 (which is to low in my opinion) and no worth betting on him.

This season Barca dominate all the games and had a good ball posesion, that’s why is no wonder that they lead this statistics with the 62%, but they are followed by United with 58%

How many goals will be scored? This is a question for all when it cames to football betting. On this final for a Over 2.5 we have 2.10 and for Under 2.5 the odd is 1.65. Maybe a bet for taking over 2.5 goals worth something.

FC Barcelona is the team who always want to score, that’s why in top offsides in this season they are in the first two positions with 14 offsides away with Panathinaikos and at home with FC Køavn

In last 10 games this season, United didn’t lost a game, but they have two draws, at home with Valencia a 1-1, and away a 0-0 with Marseille. Barcelona have one draw in the last game at home with Real Madrid, another draw away with FC Køavn, and a lost game at Arsenal 2-1

The football game has 90min, but there are overtime and of course the posibility for penalties. Weather after 90 minutes we have draw and Barca win the game, the odd is around 9.50 and for United the odd is about 14. For a win in the penalties time, the betting companies odd for Barcelona is around 13 and for United is around 14 (same as for extra time). Any correct betting coupon after 90 minutes could make good profit for the correct choise.

Roberto Mancini’s men are big favorites to win the prestigious trophy after securing 4th place in the English Premier League and a first appearance in Europe’s premier club competition, Champions League, since 1969, thanks to their narrow home win over rivals Tottenham on Tuesday. Manchester City have already won the FA cup four times and finished runners-up four times, but the last time they lifted the cup was in 1969.

You can find many betting tips on different betting expert blog FA Cup previews. But here are some of my thoughts on this historical FA Cup final, based on statistics, records and latest news about the two meritorious finalists.

The Potters are currently eighth in the Premier League tables, and they are sitting 16 points and four places behind their highly-rated opponents. Stoke will be looking to win their first major trophy in 39 years, and they have a tough mission against the Citizens. They are quoted as underdogs by bookmakers and are offered 4/1 to win the FA cup.

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Looks like after some seasons they are in good shape and have big chances to get this title, after the diaster of last season when they not secure a place for Champions League.

In UEFA Cup they are on the second place after 1 game, but they take this place just because Braga have more goals scored.

Next game for AC Milan will be in UEFA Cup with the current leader of this group, Braga. Looks to be an easy game, but Braga did not get any goal this season in UEFA Cup. They play with Artmeida and Zrinjski scored 9 goals and in group they beat Portsmouth with 3-0. Milan have a big list in the forward line, will have to wait if they broke the portugal defence.

AC Milan in UEFA Cup receive a goal from Zurich. In Serie A, AC Milan had a bad start, in first two games receive 4 goals(2 in each game), in match day 3 and 4 another 2 goals (1 in each game). After this they have 6 games and no goals received.

Both teams have good defense, but I check some odds and a bet on more than over 2.5 goals in this game.

Liverpool start the very good the game with a goal afet only 3 minutes, by Kuyt. Tottenham came back and made 1-1 with an owngoal Carragher in the second half. The big money player Pavlyucenko score in minute 90 for 2-1, and all 3 points remain at Tottenham. This was the first lost in this season of Premier League for Liverpool.

Arsenal start bad the game and receive a goal after 11 minutes by Fuller. In the second half Stoke City made it 2-0 witha  goal by Olofinjana. Clichy reduce the difference in minutes 90, but it was to late, and Arsenal lost the 3rd game this season in Premier League.

Both team are in Champions League groups. In Serie A Inter is on 2nd place, Fiorentina on 5th after 8 games.

This season in Serie A, Fiorentina in 4 games have a draw and 3 victories. Inter away have 2 victories, a draw and lost (in the derby with AC Milan).

In last 10 Serie A games Fiorentina won 7, one draw and 2 lost (away at Lazio and Napoli). Fiorentina did not score in one game, a lost at Lazio with 3-0.
Inter have 7 victories too, 2 draws and only one lost game. Did not score in 2 games, a draw at home with Genoa and the lost at Milan.

This is not the first time when Barca win with 5 goals difference in Primera Division, and in this season this is the 3rd time. Before this game Barcelona won against At de Madrid at home with 6-1 and away at Gijon with 0-5.

Before this season FC Barcelona won with 5 goalsin 2005-2006 season when in matchday 9 the beat Real Sociedad with 5 goals and in 2003-2004 in matchday 22 with the same score Albacete Palomie.  There are 3 games with 6-1 in season 2002-2003 against Racing Santander and Deportivo Alaves, in season 1996-1997 with Real Valladolid.

Barcelona love to score in Champions League to, this week they won the game at Basel with the same 0-5 score. They lead the group with 3 victories after 3 games, the only team in Champions League groups with victories in all games this season.

Ever biggest victory for FC Barcelona in Primera are at 9 goals  twice with 9-0, in season 78-79 with Rayo Vallecano and in 53-54 with Real Oviedo.

In the last two weeks this will be the third football game between this two countries. All start with the game at Constanta (Romania), qualification for South Africa WC. In that game Romania take the lead with 2-0 after just 17 minutes, but the France team return in the game and the game finished equal 2-2.

Last night in UEFA Champions League, this two countries had another football game between Steaua Bucharest and Ol. Lyon. Again the Romanian team lead with 2-0, this time after just 11 minutes. The one who score the goal after a corner was Goian, the same player who score against France for the national team. Again France return the game, but this time they finish with a victory.

Tonight Bordeaux and CFR Cluj is the third Romania vs France game. Who will win tonight, will the Romanian team take the lead and finish in a draw or lost again? I think all are speculation, but CFR Cluj looks to be a solid team, perhaps because they have a lot of foreign players in the team. And CFR Cluj is the team who won at Roma after they were lead by Roma. Last two games for CFR were success, a draw with Chelsea and a win in the internal competition with the leader of this moment in Romania.

First surprise is in Group 1 where Albania lead it, and in this group are some big names like Denmark, Sweden, Portugal. Albania lead this group after a draw home with Sweden and a victory away at Malta. Will they win or draw in Budapest?!

Group 7 have surprise again with Lithuania in the first position, in a group with France, Serbia and Romania. They beat Romania away and Austria home. Perhaps the game at Serbia will tell us if they are the real leader of this group.

If we look in this weekend we see a few big games where the punters will place some bets. In Group 1 Sweden - Portugal, Poland vs Czech Republic in group 3. Perhaps the big game this weekend is Germany vs Russia in group 4. Group 5 will have a derby Turkey vs Bosnia. In group 6 Ukraine vs Croatia. Group 7 will have another derby in the game Romania vs France, in Group 8 Bulgaria vs Italy and Scotland vs Norway in Group 9

Beside this games, we have games were all of us can bet on the winner before the game will start. But what if?!?

Denmark - Malta
Wales - Liechenstein
Estonia - Spain
England - Kazakstan
Netherlands - Iceland

The most equal games I view on Group 2 where I can’t say on which I can view a easy or hard game.

Spain is the only team which not lost any game at this tournament, they have only a draw with Italy in quarter finals, but they won it at penalty shoots with two great saves by Casillas. If we take a look at statistics we found Spain in the top of Shots on goal with 49 shots in 5 games (9.8 shots/game). From the semifinals teamsSpain and Turkey are the only teams who in the entire tournaments shot more on goal than wide.

If we love the football we have to admit that Spain was better, but this not mean that will win the final. The Germany team defend very well and on counter-attack they decide a lot of games, at this tournament I have to remember just the game with Turkey when they have just 3 shots on goal, and they score 3 goals, amazing don’t you think?

This will be a game between this two coach. Luis Aragones an old but smart coach, I think he is a very good in strategy. His team stop the amazing Russia, and I think he locked very well the russians players, because in the semifinals did not have to much chances to score and the Spain team locked very well Arsavin and Pavlyucenko. Will Aragones stop the Germany team to?!

The other coach Joachim Low lead the team to the final without playing an amazing football, but the Germany team was very efficient, they score 10 goals in the tournament( equal to The Netherlands team and one goal less than the Spain team)

Just a few hours and we will find who is the kings of Europe.

Spain vs Germany result

This match will be the first and last for one with this opponent at EURO 2008 for the team who lost.

Some ones sad that Group C was the best one, with good teams. But all this did not impress Spain and Russia, both team decide to go forward and now they are in the semifinals, after sending home teams like The Netherlands and Italy.

From the 22 players on this semifinals there are two important players, the goalkeepers.

Spain will have Iker Casillas, the goalkeeper from Real Madrid born on 20 May 1981, he comes with a lot experience at high level football from the tough competitions like Primera Division and Champions League. He won the Champions League in 1999/2000 and 2001/2002.

Igor Akinfeev will try to lead Russia in to the final. Born on 8 April 1986 currently play for CSKA Moscow. He is the goalkeeper for CSKA from the age of 17 years. In 2004/2005 season he won the UEFA Cup

Both goalkeepers play only for a team. Iker in Spain for Real, while Igor in Russia for CSKA.

Russia in 2008 play in 8 games, lost just the first one with Romania and the first one in Group D at EURO 2008 with Spain.

Spain vs Russia result