The Champions League returns to our screens on Tues 7th Feb as the knockout stages begin. The Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid are at the top of the spread lists, but both Inter Milan and AC Milan are still involved.
It's a great time to get involved in the 2011-12 UEFA Champions League, so we've analysed the markets set by Sporting Index and Spreadex
Can you pick the winner of the 2011/12 Champions League?
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UEFA Champions League 2011-12 Outright Index Spread Markets
Team
Sporting Index Spread
Spreadex Spread
Barcelona
68 - 71
67 - 70
Real Madrid
59 - 62
59 - 62
Bayern Munich
46 - 49
47 - 50
Chelsea
34 - 37
34 - 37
AC Milan
25 - 28
26 - 29
Inter Milan
25 - 28
26 - 29
Benfica
24 - 27
24 - 27
Lyon
24 - 27
26 - 29
Arsenal
23 - 26
23 - 26
Zenit St Petersburg
19 - 22
18 - 21
Napoli
19 - 22
18 - 21
Marseille
18 - 21
18 - 21
APOEL Nicosia
16 - 19
14 - 17
FC Basel
12 - 15
11 - 14
Bayer Leverkusen
11 - 14
11 - 14
CSKA Moscow
11 - 14
11 - 14
Sporting Index & Spreadex Guide: Winner = 100pts, Runner-up = 75pts, Semi = 50pts, 1/4 Final = 25pts, Last 16 = 10 pts
So Where Is The Value In The Final ?
This is the final that most neutrals wanted to see -the champions of Spain against the champions of England, for the 'heavyweight championship' of European football!
a) Hotshots -When the goals come in this match then the most likely sources are Messi, Villa, Rooney and Hernandez. You certainly don't have to be Alan Hansen to know that much... So the Sporting Index Hotshots market looks very inviting to us here at SSB -the index gives you 25 points for each goal scored by the four named players. The spread is currently 30-33, which looks like very good value.
b) Penalty Goal Minutes & Penalty Index -With trickery of Messi, Villa and Iniesta on show for Barca, the United centre-halves Ferdinand and Vidic will have to time their tackles perfectly on Saturday. The Penalty Goal Minutes spread atSpreadex is currently 8-11, and the penalty index itself is 4.5-6 with 25 points for each penalty scored (and 10 points for a saved spot kick) both seem definite buying opportunities.
c) Barcelona to score in both halves -If you watched the semi-final against Real Madrid, you will realise that not even two banks of four 'defenders could prevent them from finding the opposition net. This spread offered by Extrabet is trading at 12-15 with 50 points on offer if the Catalan team can score either side of half time. There's no stopping the Barca juggernaut this time round -get buying!
