English Premier League Betting: Liverpool Maintain Striking Distance On Manchester United

Defending English Premier League champions Manchester United have 53 points to lead the English Premier League standings. Following closely behind with 51 points are Liverpool, who are hoping to regain the lead again from Manchester United, and even possibly - the English Premier League title.

In the recent fixtures of the English Premier League, Manchester United secured 3 points with a 1-0 win over Everton with a goal coming from a penalty kick by Cristiano Ronaldo.

Liverpool seemed like they were going to draw with Chelsea, but Frank Lampard was sent off with a red card, and Liverpool made full use of the advantage and saw Liverpool striker Fernando Torres scoring 2 goals late in the game to give Liverpool a 2-0 win to give them three points and maintain striking distance on league leaders Manchester United.

Chelsea maintain the 3rd spot in the English Premier League with 48 points. Aston Villa also have 48 points, but give up the 3rd spot to Chelsea due to goal difference.

English Premier League clubs in the relegation zone include Blackburn Rovers, Middlesbrough and West Brom Albion.

Upcoming fixtures of the English Premier League to watch out for include: Chelsea vs Hull City, Portsmouth vs Liverpool, Tottenham vs Arsenal and West Ham United vs Manchester United.

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Champions League Betting Tips: Real Madrid vs Liverpool

Spanish La Liga champions Real Madrid have a tough task ahead of them in the UEFA Champions Leauge Round of 16 when they face top English Premier League club Liverpool. Real Madrid hasn't had the awesome season expected of them, especially in the Spanish La Liga where they are at a distant second place to Barcelona FC some twelve points behind in the standings.

Of course, the UEFA Champions League is a different tournament altogether, and Real Madrid will be hoping that they will have a better Champions League campaign, especially with the likes of Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Raul Gonzalez proving their worth as top scorers in the Champions League. Real Madrid is also looking to make drastic improvements to its squad with the transfer window still open. Real Madrid have already made some prime signings with Lasanna Diarra and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, although it is still undecided who will be clear to play in the UEFA Champions League.

Liverpool were on a strong start to the English Premier League season, and were on top of the Premier League for some time before Manchester United overtook them just recently. A lack of finishing by Liverpool has seen them draw their last 3 matches, and doesn't really show the kind of goal-scoring and winning ability Liverpool is known for. Of course, Liverpool definitely has a lot of firepower in their squad with the likes of Steven Gerrard currently one of the top goal scorers of the Champions League. Liverpool's prolific goal scorer Fernando Torres has yet to make his presence felt with a goal in Champions League action, and perhaps Fernando Torres will find the opportunity to score against Real Madrid.

The first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 between Real Madrid vs Liverpool will be held at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid. Real Madrid will look to exploit the home pitch advantage in order to gain an advantage on the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 match against Liverpool before the second leg plays in Anfield Park in Liverpool, England.

Real Madrid have shown some vulnerability at their home pitch with 10 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses at the Bernabeu this season in Champions League and Spanish La Liga competitions.

Liverpool, on the other hand, have proven to be strong in away games. Liverpool has 2 wins and 1 draw for Champions League matches away from Anfield Park since the Group Stages. In English Premier League, Liverpool has an away record of 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, and this fine performance on the road just shows that Liverpool definitely has the ability and the confidence to win on the road.

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Champions League Betting Tips: Inter Milan vs Manchester United

16 of Europe's best football clubs will be competing for the UEFA Champions League title. Defending Champions League title holders Manchester United will be looking to repeat as title holders, but they have a tough task ahead of them in their upcoming Round of 16 Champions League match against Inter Milan.

Italian Serie A champions Inter Milan are currently at second place in the Italian Serie A standings behind Juventus, but they are definitely playing awesome football despite being behind Juventus on goal difference. Inter Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the top goal scorer of the Italian Serie A with 12 goals to his record this season. Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho will be hoping that Zlatan Ibrahimovic will get on a scoring streak in the Champions League, but as of now star Inter Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic only has 1 goal in the Champions League since the group stages. Backing up Zlatan Ibrahimovic are the likes of Adriano, Julio Cruz, Christian Chivu, Maicon, Patrick Vieira and Hernan Crespo.

Meanwhile, Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson will be making use of his 2008 FIFPro Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo, and star strikers Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov to assure the win over Inter Milan.

Inter Milan will have the home pitch advantage at the San Siro in Milan when they host Manchester United for the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 clash this February 2009. However, Inter Milan seem to be vulnerable despite the home pitch advantage. In the 3 Champions League matches of Inter Milan held at the San Siro, Inter Milan won once, drew once and lost once. Certainly, Inter Milan will have to do a better job should they hope to take an early advantage on the first leg.

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English Premier League Betting: Bet on Manchester United!

Defending English Premier League champions Manchester United are finally at the top of the English Premier League standings! The start of the 2008-09 English Premier League season wasn't that impressive for Manchester United, who were struggling at the beginning of the season. A few impressive wins found Manchester United crawl its way back to the top 5, and spent a while behind English Premier League leaders Chelsea and Liverpool.

However, Manchester United has finally overtaken Liverpool and taken sole lead of the English Premier League and look to be on their way to a third consecutive English Premier League title. Manchester Unitedwere able to collect 3 points to bring their points total to 47 after they were able to book a 1-0 away win against Bolton Wanderers. Manchester United star striker Dimitar Berbatov was able to head in the goal to book the win for Manchester United.

Liverpool had the opportunity to maintain the top spot of the English Premier League if they won against Everton at the Liverpool home pitch in Anfield Park. However, Liverpool were only able to draw 1-1 with Everton, giving them only one point to put their total to 47 points. While Liverpool and Manchester United both have 47 points, Manchester United maintain the slight edge via goal difference.

Chelsea came back from a 1-0 deficit to score two very late goals, and walked away with a 2-1 victory over Stoke City. Chelsea have a total of 45 points and sit at the third spot in the English Premier League, and are still within striking distance of capturing the English Premier title.

Aston Villa are at the 4th spot with 44 points, and Arsenal maintain the 5th spot with 41 points.

Middlesbrough, Stoke City and West Brom Albion are at the bottom of the English Premier League and are threatened to be relegated to the Second Division English League.

With that said, the upcoming fixtures of the English Premier League present some good opportunities for sports betting investments. A great sports bet consideration would be West Brom Albion vs Manchester United and Chelsea vs Middlesbrough.

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Italian Serie A Betting Tips: Bet on David Beckham and AC Milan!

AC Milan are currently third in the Italian Serie A standings with 33 points, 9 points behind defending champions and Italian Serie A leaders Inter Milan and just 3 points behind Juventus.

In 2009, AC Milan hope to rack up more wins and possibly work their way to the top of the Italian Serie A standings, especially now that AC Milan have acquired the talents of football superstar David Beckham, who is on-loan to AC Milan from the LA Galaxy. David Beckham will be playing for AC Milan for a few months while the Major League Soccer is on its break.

David Beckham will be joining other AC Milan football stars like Ronaldinho, Kaka, Emerson, Filippo Inzaghi, Pato, Andrea Pirlo and Andriy Schevchenko en route to their campaign for the 2008-09 Italian Serie A title.

Upcoming fixtures for AC Milan in the Italian Serie A include matches against AS Roma (January 11), Fiorentina (January 17), Bologna (January 25), Genoa (January 28), Lazio (February 1), Reggina (February 8) and the Milan Derby against arch-rivals Inter Milan on February 15.

David Beckham will also be expected to help AC Milan in their UEFA Cup campaign when they face Werder Bremen on February 2009.

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English Premier League Betting: Arsenal vs Liverpool

Liverpool vs Arsenal. Rafa Benitez vs Arsene Wenger. Fernando Torres vs Cesc Fabregas

18-time English Premier League champions Liverpool FC are certainly are on track to win the English Premier League title this season, and make it their 19th Premier League title. Under the leadership of Rafa Benitez, Liverpool is currently leading the English Premier League standings with 38 points and have a rather impressive record of 11 wins, 5 draws and only 1 loss so far.

On their most recent fixture, Liverpool were held to a 2-2 draw by Hull City.

Meanwhile, Arsenal haven't had the same success as Liverpool in the English Premier League, and currently sit at the 5th spot of the Premier League standings with 30 points. Arsenal have been somewhat erratic. Arsenal managed to defeat Chelsea 2-1 at the home pitch of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and at a time when Chelsea were the English Premier League leaders, and Arsenal were able to defeat English Premier League champions Manchester United 2-1.

However, Arsenal also succumbed to a 3-0 defeat by Premier League underachievers Manchester City, and a 2-0 loss to bottom placers Stoke City.

Definitely, Arsenal has the capactiy to win the big games, but they also can embarassingly be defeated by the bottom-placer clubs of the English Premier League, and their consistency is definitely a huge concern for Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.

Liverpool, on the other hand, are enjoying good fortune with their English Premier League matches, and their top players like Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres and Dirk Kuyt have been serving up the goals in bunches. Of course, the key to Liverpool's success is the health of its key players, such as Fernando Torres, who has only started in 7-of-17 matches this season.

Arsenal are also plagued with injuries, especially that of Theo Walcott.

Arsenal will have the home pitch advantage at the Emirates Stadium when they face Liverpool this coming weekend, but Liverpool are expected to come out with the win as they have proven to be the more consistent club in the English Premier League.

Arsenal will look to its key players like Cesc Fabregas, Robin van Persie, Emmanuel Adebayor and Gael Clichy to provide the win. Liverpool will be looking to the likes of Steven Gerrard, Dirk Kuyt, Fernando Torres and Javier Mascherano to book the win.

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Spanish La Liga Betting Tips: FC Barcelona Favored To Win Over Real Madrid in El Clasico

El Clasico: Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona!

The El Clasico is the biggest rivalry in Spainsh football, featuring top La Liga clubs Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. In the last 5 times that Real Madrid and FC Barcelona met in the El Clasico, Real Madrid has had the better record, winning 3 matches and drawing 2. The last time defending Spanish La Liga champions Real Madrid lost to FC Barcelona was in November 2005 when FC Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 3-0 at the Bernabeu Stadium.

Last season, Real Madrid won both fixtures against FC Barcelona including an astounding 4-1 victory at the Bernabeu in their last meeting.

For the upcoming El Clasico, FC Barcelona are favored to win. FC Barcelona have the home pitch advantage, and have proven to be the best team in La Liga this year as they lead the Spanish La Liga standings with a commanding 35 points, by a distant Villareal with 29 points. FC Barcelona have an impressive 14-1-2 record this season. FC Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o is also the league’s top scorer so far with 14 goals while team mates Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry also among the Spanish La Liga’s top ten scorers.

Defending Spanish La Liga champions Real Madrid are at the 5th spot in the Spanish La Liga standings with 26 points, and have lost 3 of their last 4 Spanish La Liga matches.

Gonzalo Higuain is the top scorer for Real Madrid with 10 goals so far this season, and Real Madrid will be hoping Gonazlo Higuain can step up big to defeat FC Barcelona. Real Madrid key players like Arjen Robben, Ruud va Nistelrooy, Pepe, Marcelo, Mahamoud Diarra and Gabriel Heinze will be out of the roster for the El Clasico.

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