MANCHESTER CITY found Atletico Madrid a tough nut to crack at the Etihad but the bookies still make them heavy favourites to finish the job in Spain tonight.
I tipped under 2.5 goals in the first leg and it landed as City struggled to break through before Kevin De Bruyne sealed a 1-0 win.
The tie is on a knife-edge heading to Spain but you wouldn’t have thought so looking at the odds as Atletico are 7/1 with Paddy Power to qualify with City as short as 1/10 with McBookie.
Pep Guardiola’s men are also odds-on for a win on the night at a best 5/6 with SBK while Atletico are 41/10 shots at the same firm.
Even though Diego Simeone’s men need a goal, I can still see them sitting back and attempting to hit City on the break.
That lends appeal to most goals coming after the break (6/5, Paddy Power) and under 2.5 goals stands a chance again (11/13, SBK).
Kevin De Bruyne is the man who makes City tick and I like the 11/10 on offer at Unibet for the Belgian to be fouled over 1.5 times.
Tonight’s other quarter-final tie is pretty much a dead rubber with Liverpool leading Benfica 3-1 from the first leg in Portugal.
I’d expect Jurgen Klopp to rest some big hitters amidst a heavy schedule and that makes Benfica worth backing in the handicaps.
Betting on the Eagles at +2 pays 21/20 at McBookie and that stands a chance if the game fizzles out.
Super Singles
- De Bruyne fouled over 1.5 times (11/10, Unibet)
- Benfica +2 (21/20, McBookie)
McBookie bet builder
- Combining under 2.5 goals with over 7.5 corners in Madrid pays 119/100.
I'm a sports journalist, football tipster and author from Dundee, who is now working in Glasgow. I've covered games at every level, from Junior football to internationals, and still love football even though it has clearly sold its soul. I've been in football tipping since 2018 with the MFT site.
