Pick: Over 1.5 Result: 2:1 Stake: 10/10 Odds: 1.51
Bookmaker: 5dimes vCash: Yes
Posted: May 17, 2006, 08:45
Match starts at 20.45
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What to say about Barcelona and Arsenal? They are in the Champions League final and at the moment they are two best teams in the Europe. I can't say who have had more difficult way to the final as Arsenal passed Real Madrid and Juventus while Barca won against Chelsea and Milan. Also neither of these two clubs had plenty of luck on their journey and they deserve to play in the final tonight.
Barcelona have played 37 matches till now (almost whole season) and they didn't manage to score in three games. This season only four teams defeated Barca (Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, Valencia and Osasuna). Their goal difference is 79:32, what means that they have best attack and best defence in the league. Barcelona have already won the championship even if they have to play one more match (vs Athletic Bilbao on Saturday). Their current European form: in the CL Barcelona are unbeaten in their last 12 matches and their last loss was the 4-2 defeat against Chelsea last season. In last four games they didn't concede a goal.
The Gunners weren't so successful in Premier League. They have finished fourth (67 pts) and if they don't win the CL tonight they'll have a chance to play there next year. However their current European form is exquisite. In last 10 matches they have kept a clean sheet (Lehman didn't concede a goal for 919 minutes), what is a new CL record. Arsenal in this season's CL have won 8 matches and drawn 4, with the goal difference 14-2 and together with Barcelona they are unbeaten this season.
Barcelona (from): Jorquera, Ruben, Valdes, Belletti, Edmilson, Marquez, Mora, Presas, Puyol, Rodri, Sylvinho, Van Bronckhorst, Deco, Gabri, Giuly, Iniesta, Motta, Ronaldinho, Van Bommel, Verdu, Hernandez, Eto'o, Ezquerro, Larsson, Lopez, Messi.
Arsenal (from): Lehmann, Almunia, Poom, Cole, Senderos, Toure, Clichy, Campbell, Eboue, Djourou, Flamini, Ljungberg, Pires, Gilberto, Hleb, Reyes, Fabregas, Song, Henry, Van Persie, Bergkamp.
I don't know - if these two teams can't score in 90 minutes at least two goals, than I really don't know who can. For the first time (in the vCash contest) I'll put the stake 10/10 and the only reason is that I'm convinced that Henry - Fabregas - Reyes on one side and Ronaldinho and his company on the other can score two times. Over 1.5 with maximum stake.
Pick won. Final result 2:1
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