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Inter Milan v Barcelona

Champions League semi-final first leg ~ Inter Milan v Barcelona



The Spanish and Italian champions go full circle in their quest for European football's biggest prize as they meet again at the San Siro. Just over seven months ago both teams got their campaign underway with a goalless draw at the same venue in the group stage. Another draw is priced at 23/10 for tonight's game, a home win is 21/10 and Barcelona are the 90 minute favourites at 13/10. The overall qualifying prices to get to the final pitch Barca at 4/11 and Inter as big outsiders at 11/5. Prices you couldn't really argue with considering the Spaniards carried a 2-0 aggregate victory out of Group F. Inter boss Jose Mourinho says his side are a lot stronger than they were last Autumn, but on the evidence of their opponents recent form - they will need to be!


Barca boss Pep Guardiola has already said his side will stick to their attacking principles tonight, but his opposite number will surely have a trick or two up his sleeve. Another goalless game has to be a big runner tonight at 8/1, but you'll also have the added insurance with Blue Square on their '0-0 cashback' offer! A long journey by coach may limit Barca's freshness and ability to pass and move for the duration of the game. Are there no limits to how much an Icelandic volcano can impact on lives?

One thing is for sure - Lionel Messi will not be scoring four goals tonight (or in the second leg). The Inter defence looks a lot stronger than the Arsenal one on paper and Mourinho is certainly more gifted than Arsene Wenger in his ability to see things going wrong in matches and react to the benefit of his side. It's likely that 'the Special One' will already have something in line for Messi, which may give other players a bit of freedom. Until his wonder strike from the half-way line in La Liga last week, Pedro has been an unsung hero at Camp Nou. He already has three goals in this Champions League campaign and can be backed at a generous 6/1 to score first tonight ahead of his headline grabbing teammates. Inter's Samuel Eto'o is 5/1 to score in any victory over his old club on Blue Square special 'score/win double' market.

Amongst the raft of specials on the game Blue Square also have a market on which player will receive the 'First Card'. This market is one that the punters can have a slight edge in as there is no exact science in pricing it up. Even though the away team are more likely to be punished first in the majority of matches - Barca are the masters of the technical foul. I'd imagine that Inter's first few introductions to their opponents will be a lot more deliberate and therefore I think we need to look for a player in black and blue. Maicon already has two cards in the tournament and could be tasked with giving an early knock during a fluid Barca attack. The Brazilian is an appealing 12/1 to go into the referee's book first.

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