Two weeks in to his return to Chelsea and Frank Lampard must be wondering if he's made the right decision in answering the club's call for help.
Three games, three defeats, taking the club's run without a win to six, and it doesn't get any easier tonight with the visit of 14-time European champions Real Madrid.
The Spaniards dominated proceedings at the Bernabeu last week and Ben Chilwell's sending off with half an hour to go actually made a 2-0 defeat for the Blues feel like a bit of a result on the night.
There's little in Chelsea's form to suggest they can turn this one around and they should really be bigger than 7/1 to qualify. Despite taking the lead they were well beaten by Brighton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday and Lampard must be frustrated by the talent at his disposal which just can't seem to click.
Carlo Ancelotti's men don't need to win tonight of course and an early goal for Chelsea could put the cat amongst the pigeons but nobody does this tournament like Real and they should have the wherewithal as well as the quality to get this one over the line.
They're a very tempting 7/5 to win on the night and given Chelsea's horrendous form and ineveitably low morale it could be worth getting involved in that as a bit of a value bet.
Karim Benzema has scored a mammoth 90 goals in the competition and he'll be the main danger once more. The Frenchman is 11/8 to add to his tally tonight.
An intriguing night lies ahead at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona where Napoli must overturn a 1-0 first leg deficit against fellow Italians AC Milan to reach the semi-finals.
The good news for the Serie A champions-elect is the return at the weekend of Victor Osimhen. The country's top scorer made a cameo appearance in Napoli's 0-0 stalemate with Verona in which Luciano Spalletti rested five members of the team that lost in Milan last midweek.
Stefano Pioli went even further, rotating all 10 outfield starters in Milan’s 1-1 draw at Bologna. Interestingly, only two of the Champions League quarter-finalists won at the weekend; Man City & Real Madrid, a clear indication of where the clubs' priorities lie – something perhaps to bear in mind when the semi-finals roll round.
As for tonight's match, Napoli need to find a way to beat AC Milan at home for the first time since 2018. They'll be bouyed by the return of Osimhen and an apparent truce between the Ultras, who have engaged in a silent protest in recent weeks, and the board, just in time to have the place rocking. Spalletti is banking on the home support being the 12th man and although Napoli look like they could be running out of gas this season it's hard to look past the 21/20 on them qualifying or the 7/10 on them winning inside the 90 minutes.
Super Singles
- Napoli to qualify 21/20 Bet365
- Benzema to score 11/8 Bet365
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Cairnzy steps in to the racing hotseat for Tuesday and has a 15/8 tip form Newmarket for us as he seeks to following up on his brilliant Grand National tips at the weekend.
As always, let us know your best betting tips and predictions for today in the comments section below and good luck with all your bets!
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I’m going to try this ninefold acca:
To win: Burnley, Napoli, Portsmouth
Over 1.5 match goals: Salford v Hartlepool, Hamilton v Inverness, Lincoln City v Barnsley
Over 2.5 match goals: Sunderland v Huddersfield, Admira Modling v Kapfenberg, Karagumruk v Umraniyespor
Odds 98.3/1 at hills
At hills meaning🤔
William Hill, just the bookie I use but I suppose you may get better or worse odds elsewhere
Feel like there’s a lot of value in Torquay United away to Chesterfield tonight.
The Gulls have won the last 5 whilst scrapping for survival near the bottom of the National League making them the form team in the division. Chesterfield themselves still have a lot to play for with 3rd place granting them one less play off game but they’ve dropped points at home to the likes of Oldham, Yeovil and York in the last few weeks.
Hills price Torquay up at 13/2. More than happy to take a nibble at that price.
They’re 10/1 on Ladbrokes
Sorry, that’s win btts
i’m going to it! they always score, we always score, so btts looks nailed on! hopefully away win/btts too!
yellow army!!
Chelsea v Real Madrid
Bet builder b365
Btts
Both teams to receive a card
Madrid to Qualify
21/20 (NAP)
Best of luck
Corners
Ac milan vs napoli (over7. 5)
Real madrid vs chelsea(chelsea under1. 5G⚽)
Chelsea v Real Madrid
Napoli v Milan
Bayern v City
Over 2.5 goals treble at 5/1
Also a small play on Milan to win at 10/3
Best of luck
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Football Tuesday Evening
Draw or Real Madrid
Bradford win
Ipswich win and over 1.5
Wrexham win and over 1.5
Odds □ 11/2
Confidence of successful bet □ 8.5/10
Most confident bet of above □ Bradford win 5/4
Shot on target 11.00
Benzema and Vinicius
Oshimen and Leao
Amad and Jack Clarke
Napoli and Sunderland corner in first 10 mins @ 4.75
Napoli and Sunderland over 1 corner in first 10 mins @ 48.00
Newport btts 10/11
Ipswich over 1.5tgs
Inverness over 0.5tgs
Double 4/5
Treble above 5/2
Good luck
Wondered why my comment is awaiting moderation
As the preview states about Napoli corners could be the way to go but not too keen on the -3 handicap at that price so 7+ corners looks safer at 10/11
Napoli 7+ team corners 10/11
Longshot
Napoli Over 7 Corners, AC Milan Red Card Shown & Napoli To Qualify 33/1
Afternoon gents,
Came a goal shy of a nicely priced full house on Sunday but managed to convert the 3 bets from last night including the 17/2 betbuilder 👍
Well done all others with winners – looked like a successful night!
Sticking with the same competition tonight and fancy the following:
REAL MADRID OVER 1.5 TEAM GOALS
(6/5, bet365) NAP ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
REAL MADRID OVER 2.5 TEAM GOALS
(4/1, bet365) NB ⭐️⭐️
CHELSEA
NAPOLI
RED CARD IN BOTH GAMES
(19/1, bet365) LONGSHOT ⭐️
Best of luck with all bets!
Well done last night hull, cracking shouts
My first ever time commenting or tipping on here so let’s hope for 100% ratio 🤞 I have been following for about 10 years or so with a few year gap, much love goes out to Elvis, Hullshaker and Macathered, tou have won me plenty of pennies over the years, and lost a few 😆 steadied my gambling a bit now! Anyway..
Skybet have boost on Felix 2 sot @ 9/4
Hills have boost on Benzema and Osimhen to score @6/1
BOL all 👍
Lower league picks
Sutton v Northampton w
Salford w v Hartlepool
Newport v Mansfield w
10/1
A whole 3 quid on it.
This new b365 is rubbish
Everytime they make changes it gets worse
Thiink real Madrid look massive to beat a poor Chelsea team, who were well beaten by Brighton, and a manager with no tactics.
Real madrid win
0.1.5 goals
0.0.chelsea cards
3.20 with 25% winning boost
B365
Good luck and well done that team in red last night.
Yes, agree with you there…it is absolute bobbins!
In the Goals Giveaway weekly free offer, it’s saying I missed yesterday’s deadline, yet I put in my team’s yesterday afternoon, now the site has been changed, it’s been lost.🫣
Comment moderated,in short
Napoli 7+ team corners 10/11
Longshot
Napoli Over 7 Corners, AC Milan Red Card Shown & Napoli To Qualify 33/1
Same
Sutton v Northampton w
Salford w v Hartlepool
Newport v Mansfield w
10/1
Cashed this bet out. All winning with 6 minutes left.
Anybody have any information on why Portsmouth are 3-1 to win away against Oxford tonight? Pompey unbeaten in their last 7 up against a side that have admittedly steadied the ship since Manning took over but are winless in their last 15.
Wrexham v yoevil
7-45
National League
Penalty taken 13-10 nap ⚽
Red card in match 9-2
SKYBET
Wrexham win and they are 1 win from promotion but had a red at Barnet on Saturday so maybe getting a bit tetchy.
Anything but a win and yoevil are relegated.
Maybe they will throw the toys out of the pram if things go badly which on their shit away form us likely
No pens no reds no good ☹️
The usual speculative effort….
Chelsea v #Madrid
Madrid 2+ team goals & 2+ cards each side 12/5
Napoli v Milan
Napoli 7+ corners & 2+ cards
Milan 2+ corners & 2+ cards 5/2
Sunderland v Huddersfield
BTTS & o2.5gls
Sunderland 4+ corers & Huddersfield 3+ corners
3+ match cards 9/2
Ipswich v Port Vale
Ipswich 3+ team goals & Port Vale 2+ cards
Ipswich most corners & Port Vale 2+ corners 19/5
Any 3 & all 4(5 bets)
Best of luck all
9 fold acca for a bit of Tuesday interest😎
All games to go “Over (2.5)”
(Over/Under Total Goals 2.5):
Chelsea v Real Madrid
4/5
Blackpool v West Brom
10/11
Rotherham v Burnley
23/20
Burton v Bolton
19/20
Accrington v Peterborough
4/5
Bristol Rovers v Sheff Wed
4/5
Altrincham v Dag And Red
4/5
Gateshead v Dorking Wanderers
8/15
Wrexham v Yeovil
1/2
Acca odds are 192.24/1…..
Good luck all 👍
Can’t see any price boosts in the new bet365 set up??🫣
Bet365 boost
Vini and benzema shot on target 7/4
Bet465 have paid on the vini and benzema shot in target boost…..
But only benzema has has a shot on yet
withdrew my winnings just incase they try n pull a fast one again 👍
Newport btts 10/11**WON**
Ipswich over 1.5tgs
Inverness over 0.5tgs
Double 4/5**WON**
Treble above 5/2**WON**
Happy with that
Well done all winners
🌌🌌🌌 NIGHT OWL 🌌🌌🌌
Santos de Guápiles v Sporting San Jose FC
01:00
Costa Rican Primera Division 🇨🇷
BTTS 10-11 …NB….
Small side bets
Over 2.5 match goals 6-5
BTTS and overs 13-8
All HILLS
7/8 head to head in last 2 years BTTS with 5 BTTS and overs.
4 here were 3-1. 5-1 2-3. 0-3
Santos scored in 12 of last 14 games.
Sporting San Jose seen BTTS in last 8 away games and scored in all 9 away games this season.
They also Conceded in 14 of last 15 away games
Prediction 1-1 or 1-2
No joy tonight.
Well done all winners