Chelsea v Man City: Back a tight game between two Premier League heavyweights

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Chelsea v Man City</span><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Sunday February 21, 16:00<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Live on BBC 1</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Chelsea</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A disappointing reversal at the hands of <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Paris St Germain</span> in the Champions League this week aside, Chelsea are in rude health under Guus Hiddink. We have to go all the way back to the 14th December to find a domestic defeat for the Blues, and the second half of the season looks set to be a far happier one than the first half was under Jose Mourinho.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">What's more, Hiddink has <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">pedigree in this competition</span> - he won it with Chelsea back in 2009 and still hasn't lost a game in the FA Cup as manager of Chelsea across two spells.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Blues look slightly light at the back going into this one - <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">John Terry </span>and Kurt Zouma are both out injured.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Man City</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Given what's happened so far this season, it feels strange to be calling Chelsea the form team going into a game against Man City, but that's the fact of the matter currently. City have <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">lost their last two</span> in the league, albeit against good teams in the shape of Leicester and Tottenham Hotspur, and have picked up 15 points in their last ten games, compared to Chelsea's 18.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">It's interesting to note that City's form has taken something of a dip since it was announced that<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Manuel Pellegrini</span> wouldn't be continuing as manager next season, and despite several of the squad stating they wanted to play for him, I wonder whether the concentration or performance level has dropped slightly.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Of course, it could also be that they have key players missing through injury - Kevin De Bruyne, Fabian Delph and Jesus Navas will all miss out on Sunday, and <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Wilfried Bony</span> and Bacary Sagna are facing fitness tests.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Match Odds</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Chelsea start as big favourites for this game, a sign that punters are recognising their quality and improvement under Hiddink. Odds-on for the win at <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="0" oldtitle="10/11" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">1.91</span></span> they perhaps rate a little short as a back given the talent City have at their disposal, but nonetheless I certainly rate them as most likely to win it.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Man City trade at a big <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="1" oldtitle="7/2" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">4.50</span></span>, and if they were in that 'steamroller' mode they sometimes slot into (usually when <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Vincent Kompany</span>, Joe Hart and Sergio Aguero are all fit and firing) it would be hard to see them being priced up that big. But, the simple fact is that they're not, despite those personnel all likely to play. Kompany looked decent enough last time out but he's not at peak form yet and that's important.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Draw trades at <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="2" oldtitle="14/5" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">3.85</span></span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Over/Under 2.5 Goals</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Four of the last five games between these two sides have finished with fewer than three goals in them, the exception being the last affair which finished 3-0 to City during the terrible start<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Chelsea</span> endured back in August under Mourinho. Overall it's been fairly even between these two, and fairly low-scoring, at least recently.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I think we'd be able to get <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="3" oldtitle="1/1" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">2.00</span></span> on <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Under 2.5 Goals</span> once the market firms up a bit on the Exchange and that's where my money will be going.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Overs currently trades at a shorter price of <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="4" oldtitle="10/11" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">1.89</span></span> and that holds no interest for me, currently.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Half Time</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I like 6/5 on the Sportsbook of the first half ending in a draw. An odds-against priceon what is likely to be an even game, especially in the first half, is tempting. Around half of the Premier League games involving these two teams have been draws at the break, and so an odds-against price is a value bet.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Recommended Bets</span></span></div> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span></span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Back Under 2.5 Goals at <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="5" oldtitle="1/1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">2.00</span></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6zEVR5DMq-NuZ72wA-CNufZEcFUY2dacUJY-xdQv1eiT08Xich_LnDSTTk1IWmvObfV1708JDOpI07zn7kojg7HT13AciC98UBuE-IZ-_TKQoHkJWnPbITV_zuG_VmFok52bYnj1DJf8/s1600/125.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6zEVR5DMq-NuZ72wA-CNufZEcFUY2dacUJY-xdQv1eiT08Xich_LnDSTTk1IWmvObfV1708JDOpI07zn7kojg7HT13AciC98UBuE-IZ-_TKQoHkJWnPbITV_zuG_VmFok52bYnj1DJf8/s400/125.jpeg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

Chelsea v Man City: Back a tight game between two Premier League heavyweights

Chelsea v Man City Sunday February 21, 16:00 Live on BBC 1 Chelsea A disappointing reversal at the hands of  Paris St Germain  in the C...

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Arsenal hunt Hull hammering, Cherries face Everton in FA Cup

<h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Arsenal v Hull City</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></div> <ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24.5455px; list-style-type: none; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">FA Cup fifth round</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Saturday, February 20th</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kick-off: 12:45 GMT</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Emirates, north London</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Live on BT Sport 2</li> </span></span></ul> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Arsenal host Hull in repeat of 2014 cup final</span></h2> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; line-height: 24.5455px;"></span></span><br /> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a repeat of the 2014 final at Wembley, Arsene Wenger’s back-to-back FA Cup champions Arsenal will welcome Hull City at the Emirates for their fifth round encounter, with the hosts having not lost in this fixture in 11 consecutive meetings.</span></span></div> <div> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Gunners overturned an early 2-0 deficit in that final match-up two years ago to end their previous baron silverware run, then toppled the Tigers once more last season on their way to retaining the trophy.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the latest clash, Steve Bruce’s visitors arrive in north London on the back of fine Championship form, having stormed to the summit, and they are 11/2 with Coral to stun Arsenal, while the Gunners are <span style="color: #004191;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">3/1 to prevail with both sides getting on the scoresheet (£20 max stake)</span></span>.</span></div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Wenger and Bruce do battle again</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gunners boss Wenger will be confident of once again overcoming the Yorkshire club but knows he will be setting his side up against a strong outfit this time around.</span></div> <div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">“We play them every year in the FA Cup! We know them well and they are in a strong position in the Championship. We will play a strong side. A normal side,”</em> said long-serving boss Wenger.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although, Arsenal may well make some changes to their side, having become involved in a tense Premier League title race, potentially giving the Tigers hope of gaining only a second fixture win since 1915.</span></div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Bruce backs loanee Powell to have impact</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hull captured Manchester United starlet Nick Powell on loan during the January transfer window, with Bruce having used his Old Trafford connections for business again, and he confirmed that the youngster will feature on Saturday, when the forward is 6/1 to open his Tigers account anytime.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">“He will have a big part to play in the coming weeks. I’ve told him that. He’s versatile and can play as a striker or as a midfielder and I’m sure he can give us that bit of impetus,”</em> outlined Bruce.</span></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“He’ll definitely play on Saturday, as will all of the ones who haven’t been playing recently.</span></em></div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">“Making changes is the only option I’ve got.”</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Making changes is the only option I’ve got. After Arsenal, we play again on Tuesday and then Friday so I have to make sure we’re fresh enough to compete in those games as well.”</span></em></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">French frontman Olivier Giroud may be involved again for the hosts and is 9/2 to fire his side to victory (£20 max), while recently returned striker <span style="color: #004191;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Danny Welbeck is 4/1 to strike the game’s last goal</span></span> after his last-gasp winner over Leicester City.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the visiting second tier challengers, their main danger man Abel Hernandez is 9/1 to open proceedings, with his teammate and former Celtic attacker Shaun Maloney is 5/1 to find the target anytime <span style="color: #004191;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">during this weekend’s early FA Cup kick-off.</span></span></span></div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Bournemouth v Everton</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></div> <ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; list-style-type: none; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">FA Cup fifth round</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Saturday, February 20th</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kick-off: 17:15 GMT</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Dean Court, Bournemouth</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Live on BBC One</li> </span></span></ul> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24.5455px;"></span></span><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Cherries clash with Everton in fifth round</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everton enter their fifth round clash with Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth hoping to banish memories of their domestic collapse in the previous meeting at Dean Court, though the Merseysiders should be confident having never lost to the south coast side.</span></span></div> </div> <div> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Roberto Martinez’s Toffees were held to a 3-3 Premier League draw in November, with Junior Stanislas bagging a 98th-minute equaliser to secure a Cherries comeback, and another stalemate is 23/10 to occur this time around, which would result in a replay.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Cherries have lost back-to-back games to Arsenal and Stoke City before this cup clash, while Everton have won three of their last four, making the visiting Toffees 10/3 to triumph with both teams finding the target.</span></div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Lukaku out to continue form</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In that most-recent match-up, Romelu Lukaku was among the goals as usual, having now racked up 20 strikes for the current campaign, and the towering <span style="color: #004191;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Belgian hitman is 5/1 to dispatch a double or more.</span></span></span></div> <div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">England international playmaker Ross Barkley also starred in that thrilling stalemate and is 2/1 strike again anytime, while Cherries threat Lewis Grabban is 7/4 to grab a goal, with his fellow attacker Juan Iturbe 11/4 for scoring success.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmC-ae11Kzl0dfEh4sZ_JROFnX7IovBp3Zfj9RtGa37oO6iOoQnp_ga9WJ5_PTpiuxJOOsfAL5l83u1wrQSkvTkmH6628p98p5TnPzFtMnS6aaOS8-F22lBNlq4IoEYZUGFXUkCTosA/s1600/125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmC-ae11Kzl0dfEh4sZ_JROFnX7IovBp3Zfj9RtGa37oO6iOoQnp_ga9WJ5_PTpiuxJOOsfAL5l83u1wrQSkvTkmH6628p98p5TnPzFtMnS6aaOS8-F22lBNlq4IoEYZUGFXUkCTosA/s400/125.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; 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Arsenal hunt Hull hammering, Cherries face Everton in FA Cup

Arsenal v Hull City FA Cup fifth round Saturday, February 20th Kick-off: 12:45 GMT The Emirates, north London Live on BT Sport 2 ...

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La Liga Betting: Atletico Madrid in titanic struggle with Yellow Submarine

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span id="yui_3_1_1_1_145595279088752" style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Espanyol v Deportivo La Coruna<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Saturday 17:15</span> (Live on Sky Sports Xtra)<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Espanyol</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="1" oldtitle="6/4" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">2.50</span>, Deportivo <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="2" oldtitle="11/5" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">3.15</span>, The Draw <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="3" oldtitle="12/5" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">3.40</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Espanyol have been in <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">terrible form</span> recently. After losing 6-0 at Real Madrid, they lost their last home game 5-0 to Real Sociedad, then followed that up by becoming the first team ever to lose a Liga match to Gary Neville's Valencia.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Cornella El Prat</span>, however, new boss Constantin Galca previously managed a win over Las Palmas and creditable draws with Barcelona and Villarreal.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Deportivo La Coruna have drawn <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">five on the spin</span> anywhere and 11/17 away games under<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Victor Sanchez</span>. At the biggest of the three prices, that's the result we want on our side this weekend.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recommended Bet<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Back the draw @</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="4" oldtitle="12/5" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">3.40</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Real Betis v Sporting Gijon<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Saturday 19:30</span> (Live on Sky Sports 3)<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Betis</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="5" oldtitle="11/10" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">2.08</span>, Sporting <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="6" oldtitle="3/1" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">4.10</span>, The Draw <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="7" oldtitle="5/2" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">3.50</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Real Betis have won just 2/11 at the <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Benito Villamarin</span> this season. To this point, however, only one of those opponents is now outside La Liga's top 12 (Espanyol, to whom they lost 3-1).</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sporting Gijon, meanwhile, have had a tough run of away games, already visiting nine of the current top 10. Against those now ninth and below, the <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Asturians</span> are W3-D1-L1 and, with a little boost on the handicap, we fancy them to escape Seville with something on Saturday.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recommended Bet<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Sporting Gijon +0.5 on the Asian Handicap @</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="8" oldtitle="10/11" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">1.91</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Celta Vigo v Eibar<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Saturday 21:05</span> (Live on Sky Sports Xtra)<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Celta</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="9" oldtitle="21/20" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">2.04</span>, Eibar <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="10" oldtitle="3/1" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">4.00</span>, The Draw <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="11" oldtitle="11/4" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">3.70</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home and away, Celta Vigo are eight Liga games without a <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">clean sheet</span> and Eibar can make that nine this weekend.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The visiting <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Basques</span> have struck at least once in each of their last eight Liga appearances and also in 9/11 away games since the start of the season. At the other end, they've conceded at least twice in 4/5.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recommended Bet<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Both Teams to Score @</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="12" oldtitle="20/21" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">1.95</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Malaga v Real Madrid<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Sunday 15:00</span> (Live on Sky Sports 3)<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Malaga</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="13" oldtitle="4/1" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">5.00</span>, Real <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="14" oldtitle="4/5" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">1.77</span>, The Draw <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="15" oldtitle="3/1" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">4.10</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Javi Gracia</span> took over, Malaga have lost 8/30 home games. All but one of those defeats was by just a <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">single goal</span>, including 3/3 this season and, most recently, a 2-1 loss to Barcelona.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Real Madrid have been conceding frequently on the road, logging just one clean sheet in nine.<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Los Blancos</span> have scored more than twice in only 2/11 away games this term. They should beat Malaga on Sunday but, even if they do, it probably won't be a totally one-sided affair.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recommended Bet<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Real Madrid to win by 1 Goal @ <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="16" oldtitle="3/1" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">4.00</span></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Atletico Madrid v Villarreal<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Sunday 19:30</span> (Live on Sky Sports 3)<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Atletico</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="17" oldtitle="4/7" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">1.56</span>, Villarreal <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="18" oldtitle="7/1" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">8.00</span>, The Draw <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="19" oldtitle="3/1" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">4.00</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Five of Atletico Madrid's last six Liga meetings with Villarreal have finished with <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">exactly one goal</span>. Four of Atletico's last six home games have finished with Under 1.5 Goals and so have 4/9 Villarreal away games.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recently, Atletico have notched clean sheets in 10/14 Liga games at home and away, while the<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Yellow Submarine</span> have shut down 8/10 opponents.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These are the Primera Division's <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">best defences</span> and we'd expect them to dominate the less than prolific attacks on show at the <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Vicente Calderon</span>.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recommended Bet<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s;">Back Under 1.5 Goals @</span><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;"> </span></span><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="20" oldtitle="9/5" style="background-color: #ffb80c; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; transition: 0.2s;" title="">2.80</span></span></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmXQKLfRe3LS_XzkQ1n6XC25TG6UzNN9jms5WqlSSkXbwdKfYasWcWqY__M-gFz6bCD9WVtDe2LHwGmSjrv-zC1j31DFar9JC94_K6-nuIzvDi8qYTLGjzb2qUJc0baMpy6My80NstCA1/s1600/63.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmXQKLfRe3LS_XzkQ1n6XC25TG6UzNN9jms5WqlSSkXbwdKfYasWcWqY__M-gFz6bCD9WVtDe2LHwGmSjrv-zC1j31DFar9JC94_K6-nuIzvDi8qYTLGjzb2qUJc0baMpy6My80NstCA1/s400/63.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></span></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

La Liga Betting: Atletico Madrid in titanic struggle with Yellow Submarine

Espanyol v Deportivo La Coruna Saturday 17:15  (Live on Sky Sports Xtra) Espanyol   2.50 , Deportivo  3.15 , The Draw  3.40 Espanyol have...

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Serie A Betting: Back Milan as Napoli start to unravel

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Napoli v Milan<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Monday, 20:00<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Live on BT Sport Europe</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm surprised to see <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Milan available at</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="0" oldtitle="11/2" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">6.40</span> to beat Napoli</span>: last weekend's defeat by Juventus, followed by a chastening Europa League reverse in Spain, means that there's a danger of Napoli's season unravelling. They know that they MUST beat Milan on Monday night, and that brings its own pressure.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Napoli did nothing wrong last Saturday, and they were unfortunate to lose in Turin, but they looked tired and uninspired against Villarreal on Thursday, and those are words that you can never justifiably use about Maurizio Sarri's team.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's a chance that they can come roaring back, and having beaten Milan 4-0 earlier in the season they'll be confident of doing that, but this is a very different Rossoneri side. One that has picked up form, that looks super organised, and which hasn't lost away from home since November.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want to <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">lay Napoli at</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="1" oldtitle="8/13" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">1.61</span> and keep the draw on your side</span> then I wouldn't blame you, but I think that there's a realistic chance of a Rossoneri win, a far better chance than the odds would suggest.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recommended Bet: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Milan to beat Napoli @</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="2" oldtitle="11/2" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">6.40</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Inter v Sampdoria</span><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Saturday, 19:45<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Live on BT Sport Europe</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's also chance of a surprise win at San Siro this weekend. <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The last time that Sampdoria beat Inter here, Vincenzo Montella scored twice.</span> Now he's in charge, and knows that the form of his team needs to pick up.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It might seem <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">crazy to tip up Samp</span>, who are in poorer form than anyone in Serie A, but there are reasons to get against Inter. Not just because they have a habit of throwing matches away (see last week against Fiorentina, a capitulation which cost this column) but because they'll be without three key players this weekend.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gary Medel, Geoffrey Kondogbia and Alex Telles are all missing, and that could allow Sampdoria freedom to roam and, importantly, score. Only once this season have Inter managed more than one goal in a home game, and that makes them vulnerable.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rather like the Napoli game, of course Inter can win, but <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">the prices are wrong</span>. Samp must stay strong for the opening half hour (they concede more goals in that period than any other team in Serie A), but if they do against a sluggish Inter, then they're in with a big chance here.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll say again, <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">if you want to lay Inter at</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="3" oldtitle="8/13" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">1.61</span></span> then feel free: I'd prefer to take the big price on an away win though, as I think that it makes sense.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recommended Bet: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Sampdoria to beat Inter @</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="4" oldtitle="11/2" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">6.40</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Verona v Chievo</span><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Saturday, 17:00<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Live on BT Sport Europe</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Verona derby doesn't look the most appetising fixture of the weekend, and the fact that it's the early Saturday kick off takes off the edge even further, but I still think that we could be in for goals.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Verona are trying to blast their way out of trouble, and their last three games have produced a total of 16 goals. With <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Chievo's last three all having gone over the 2.5 mark</span>, and with Verona likely to attack them, I think that this could be open, and <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Over 2.5 goals certainly shouldn't be trading at odds against</span>.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It finished 1-1 earlier in the season, and 2-2 the time before that, and while I wouldn't pay much to watch Chievo, they can score goals when drawn into a battle. And that's exactly what will happen on Saturday afternoon.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recommended Bet: <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Back Over 2.5 goals in Verona v Chievo @ </span></span><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="5" oldtitle="5/4" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">2.28</span></span></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQsee20A3d4TuU8m1XppvaAOqsRBsQdms6a6enaP8OUVR1Acu-0mmfJ1oTzg059EImCxJKyWqNnNEYylrVDj6AuxUPAaE5qZhQbydkYUtiAK1oenjJbLwQflEVjzoOcy83QGw-i72r9IM/s1600/48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQsee20A3d4TuU8m1XppvaAOqsRBsQdms6a6enaP8OUVR1Acu-0mmfJ1oTzg059EImCxJKyWqNnNEYylrVDj6AuxUPAaE5qZhQbydkYUtiAK1oenjJbLwQflEVjzoOcy83QGw-i72r9IM/s400/48.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></span></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

Serie A Betting: Back Milan as Napoli start to unravel

Napoli v Milan Monday, 20:00 Live on BT Sport Europe I'm surprised to see  Milan available at   6.40  to beat Napoli : last weekend...

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Ligue 1 Betting: PSG set to run riot once again

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Bordeaux v Nice</span> (9th v 3rd)<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Fri, 19:30 GMT<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Live on BT Sport Extra 2</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Bordeaux's hopes of collecting all three points appear overrated.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The hosts are depleted, with no fewer than 12 players unavailable</span>. The list of absentees includes goalkeeper Cedric Carrasso, left-back Diego Contento, midfielder Jaroslav Plasil and striker Enzo Crivelli.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Without those four players Bordeaux's chances of beating a side four points above them in the table and boasting solid away form (W4-D5-L4) are hampered. Nice will be weaker without 11-goal top scorer Hatem Ben Arfa but have enough quality to avoid defeat.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The second selection is goals. Both teams have scored in 15 of Bordeaux's 26 Ligue 1 games and 15 of Nice's 26 games so the odds on both teams finding the net should be around <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="1" oldtitle="8/11" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">1.72</span></span>. The <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="2" oldtitle="1/1" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">2.00</span></span> available looks good value.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Recommended Bets<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Lay Bordeaux @</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="3" oldtitle="11/10" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">2.14</span><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Both Teams to Score @</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="4" oldtitle="1/1" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">2.00</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">PSG v Reims</span> (1st v 17th)<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Sat, 16:00 GMT</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">PSG are a good bet to record yet another comfortable victory this weekend.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">They drew 0-0 at home to Lille last Saturday but that was largely because they rested a number of players. If they name a strong side - e.g. a minimum of five first-choice outfield players - they should be much too good for Reims.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">PSG have won 10 of their 12 home games this season. <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Nine of those 10 home victories have been by two or more goals. </span>Results against weaker sides like Reims include: 5-0 v Toulouse, 4-1 v Troyes, 3-0 v Guingamp and 2-0 v Gazelec Ajaccio.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Reims are battling relegation and lack the quality to hold PSG at bay. Their away record at top-six sides is W0-D0-L3.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">For a full guide to Asian handicap betting, click <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">here</span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Recommended Bet<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">PSG -1.5&-2.0 Asian handicap @</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="5" oldtitle="20/21" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">1.95</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Lorient v Guingamp</span> (14th v 15th)<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Sat, 19:00 GMT</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lorient are the bet because Guingamp's team news is dreadful.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Latest reports show the visitors' entire back four will be missing. </span>Experienced centre-back duo Jeremy Sorbon and Christophe Kerbrat are out, as are full-backs Jonathan Martins Pereira and Dorian Leveque.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Without those four players coach Jocelyn Gourvennec will have to field a makeshift back four. That is a major problem as Lorient have one of Ligue 1's most dangerous strike partnerships in Benjamin Moukandjo and Majeed Waris.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Guingamp midfielder Lionel Mathis is also out, and Guingamp's away form is poor W3-D3-L7.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lorient's home record against sides below the top-six is an excellent W5-D2-L0 so the hosts are well worth backing.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Recommended Bet<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Lorient @</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="6" oldtitle="5/4" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">2.26</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Lille v Lyon</span> (13th v 5th)<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Sun, 20:00 GMT<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Live on BT Sport 2</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lyon's status as underdogs makes little sense on current form.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The visitors arrive on a run of three tremendous victories - 4-1 v Caen, 3-0 at Angers and 3-0 v Bordeaux. Coach Bruno Genesio has hit upon a settled side and the visitors will be close to <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">full strength</span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lyon are sharing the goals around, too - seven different players have been on the scoresheet in their last three games.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lille have won just once against top-eight sides this season (W1-D7-L3).</span> Their high draw rate suggests a point is the best they can hope for.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Recommended Bet</span><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lyon 0 Asian handicap @ </span></span><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="7" oldtitle="21/20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">2.04</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGELQVn603_49ltM58DHwc_rB2q_qUCPjWtTkg-dq0fhLYhv5hVWjfKcE9XKvYPJlP_IsVWYf4B0IyS6nbnhGTmMSqZO-P_AB88sUhlJRvZA9tQ98ifezK6gwbs5L3-_BFwv19uYlkIWs/s1600/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGELQVn603_49ltM58DHwc_rB2q_qUCPjWtTkg-dq0fhLYhv5hVWjfKcE9XKvYPJlP_IsVWYf4B0IyS6nbnhGTmMSqZO-P_AB88sUhlJRvZA9tQ98ifezK6gwbs5L3-_BFwv19uYlkIWs/s400/18.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

Ligue 1 Betting: PSG set to run riot once again

Bordeaux v Nice  (9th v 3rd) Fri, 19:30 GMT Live on BT Sport Extra 2 Bordeaux's hopes of collecting all three points appear overrated...

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Fiorentina 1 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur: Nacer Chadli on the spot to earn Tottenham a draw against Fiorentina in Italy

<div class="mc_content" id="NewsContent" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tottenham remain in the hunt for three trophies this season after leaving Italy with a hard-fought draw in their Europa League round of 32 tie against Fiorentina.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nacer Chadli had put Spurs ahead with a dubious penalty before Federico Bernardeschi's deflected second-half effort sealed a closely-contested 1-1 stalemate - which leaves both sides fancying their chances in the return leg next week.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dele Alli was again inspirational, especially in the opening half, but he was also lucky to avoid a red card for a kick aimed at a Fiorentina defender.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the build-up to this tie, Pochettino insisted he still had designs on winning the Europa League as well as competing for the FA Cup and Premier League back home.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But, in making seven changes from the weekend win over Manchester City which left them second in the table, the Spurs head coach was putting faith in his squad to deliver when called upon.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ryan Mason captained the side on his first start since November, while Michel Vorm deputised for injured skipper Hugo Lloris in goal.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tottenham had been knocked out here in Florence 12 months ago with another much-changed side - ahead of a Capital One Cup final against Chelsea just three days later.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a subdued start from both sides as neither goalkeepers were worked inside the opening 25 minutes until Christian Eriksen rasped a shot which Fiorentina's Ciprian Tatarusanu had to push behind for a corner.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alli was booked for a petulant kick on Nenad Tomovic after he had already fouled the Viola defender on the touchline, with several Fiorentina players crowding referee Felix Zwayer.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The hosts should have taken the lead just after the half-hour mark as Josip Ilicic's cross fell to Bernardeschi six yards out, only for the winger to fluff his lines with Mauro Zarate stabbing the loose ball wide.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And they were made to pay for squandering a good chance as Spurs were awarded a penalty from their next attack as Ben Davies went down in the box after minimal contact from Tomovic.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chadli, starting as the main striker with Kane only amongst the substitutes, stood up and confidently stroked the resulting spot-kick past Tatarusanu.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Zarate wasted another decent chance as Jakub Blaszczykowski's cross was cleared into the path of the former West Ham man, who fired over the bar just before the break.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spurs thought they had doubled their advantage moments after the restart but Son Heung-min was offside as he dived to head in Eriksen's free-kick.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mousa Dembele had been introduced by Pochettino at the interval and he set Chadli scampering away in search of a second, only for Tatarusanu to turn his angled effort behind.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But it was Fiorentina who would strike next as Bernardeschi let fly from long range, seeing his effort loop in over Vorm due to an unwitting deflection off Mason.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pochettino turned to Kane with a little more than 20 minutes remaining as Son made way for the man who has already hit 19 goals for Spurs this season.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, the England international could not add to that, with Fiorentina defender Gonzalo Rodriguez coming closest to producing a winner ahead of the return meeting at White Hart Lane.</span></div> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPvr04p7j3r-QgC0dBEy-D77FPUReBFJ0jECOlSj53IPBMNP3OY0ToALDVSojo5j84awSNyxRDYIxRTYEW9H5SlHnV4OGhkWrEL-jEL6sWK-vl8Y_3ibzk3olEdsjTebKg4YBQOFkXA/s1600/48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPvr04p7j3r-QgC0dBEy-D77FPUReBFJ0jECOlSj53IPBMNP3OY0ToALDVSojo5j84awSNyxRDYIxRTYEW9H5SlHnV4OGhkWrEL-jEL6sWK-vl8Y_3ibzk3olEdsjTebKg4YBQOFkXA/s400/48.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="mc_tag" style="background-color: white; clear: both; 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Fiorentina 1 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur: Nacer Chadli on the spot to earn Tottenham a draw against Fiorentina in Italy

Tottenham remain in the hunt for three trophies this season after leaving Italy with a hard-fought draw in their Europa League round of 32...

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Borussia Dortmund 2 - 0 FC Porto: Piszczek & Reus hand Borussia Dortmund advantage in Europa League tie with Porto

<div class="mc_content" id="NewsContent" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Goals from Lukasz Piszczek and Marco Reus handed Borussia Dortmund a 2-0 victory over Porto in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 tie.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Piszczek put the hosts on the way to a comfortable victory after just six minutes at Signal Iduna Park, before Reus made the result certain 19 minutes from time.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Bundesliga side fully deserved their victory but they may yet rue wasting a number of chances to completely put the tie out of Porto's reach.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The hosts started brightly and were immediately rewarded as Piszczek headed home from close range after Iker Casillas had kept out his initial effort.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dortmund continued to control possession but did not further threaten Casillas' goal in the first half, with Reus firing a free-kick well over and Marcel Schmelzer shooting into the side-netting from a tight angle.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shinji Kagawa also failed to hit the target after a bright move, while Porto's best chance of the first period saw Sergio Oliveira shoot straight at Roman Burki.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The match became more physical in the second half with some heavy challenges coming in from both sides, but Dortmund retained control and patiently waited to create chances.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kagawa, Piszczek and Schmelzer all went close before Reus doubled the lead. The goal came after Kagawa shrugged off a defender then fed Henrikh Mkhitaryan, whose first-time lay-off was neatly clipped home by Reus.</span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kagawa then shot narrowly wide and Mkhitaryan hit the woodwork with a powerful header as Dortmund maintained the pressure, but Porto had a late chance as substitute Suk Hyun-jun had a shot blocked by Burki.</span></div> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EQwJ6_z-rxOFG5Okj7ls2_u_UvJlddj_rsb6y-NUcL2A1RpXQGFHgVOUQWuwJfO7iBfZCQWsR2Kv6F0ACjQEPQpIMQIQz-Zpk-1P8R0lAE9g8ED3D5Bh4Ov2_TSIR5JK9L0q_idfpg/s1600/47.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EQwJ6_z-rxOFG5Okj7ls2_u_UvJlddj_rsb6y-NUcL2A1RpXQGFHgVOUQWuwJfO7iBfZCQWsR2Kv6F0ACjQEPQpIMQIQz-Zpk-1P8R0lAE9g8ED3D5Bh4Ov2_TSIR5JK9L0q_idfpg/s400/47.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="mc_tag" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 0px;"> <dl class="mc_tag_list" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></dl> </div>

Borussia Dortmund 2 - 0 FC Porto: Piszczek & Reus hand Borussia Dortmund advantage in Europa League tie with Porto

Goals from Lukasz Piszczek and Marco Reus handed Borussia Dortmund a 2-0 victory over Porto in the first leg of their Europa League last-3...

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