THE CHAMPIONS OF LAST YEAR GO TO MADRID TO FACE THE CHAMPIONS OF CHAMPIONS REAL MADRID
IN THE OTHER MATCH A FULL OF CONFIDENCE ARSENAL WELCOMES TO THE EMIRATES THE GERMAN GIANT BAYERN MUNICH, WHO THESE DAYS ARE ANYTHING BUT A GIANT. THUS, A BALANCED, WELL ORGANISED AND PLAYING WELL MAN CITY, A REALLY GOOD ARSENAL, IS IT GOING TO BE A HOME WIN AND AN AWAY WIN FOR THE ENGLISH TEAMS?
IT MIGHT BE SO BUT IT IS NOT ALWAYS THAT SIMPLE AND THAT EASY. A HOME WIN FOR ARSENAL IS THE FAVOURITE BUT AN AWAY MAN CITY WIN IS MORE DIFFICULT EVEN THOUGH REAL IS NOT THE OLD REAL.
VERDICT: ARSENAL WIN 80% DRAW 20%
REAL MADRID: 20% WIN, 30% DRAW AND 50% MAN CITY WIN.
UPDATE
BOTH CHAMPION LEAGUE MATCHES ENDED IN A DRAW THAT WAS DIFFICULT TO FORECAST. ARSENAL FORCED A 2-2 AT HOME AND REAL MADRID DID THE SAME TO GET A 3-3 DRAW IN MADRID. BOTH MATCHES PROVED TO BE GOOD TO VERY GOOD GOING TO THE MADRID MATCH. I WATCHED BOTH MATCHES AND THERE IS AN OCEAN OF DIFFERENCE IN THE QUALITY OF MAN CITY AND REAL COMPARED TO ARSENAL AND BAYERN. TODAY IS THE TERM OF ANOTHER GIANT IN DECLINE, BARCELONA, GOING TO PARIS TO FACE PSG! MORE ON THAT IN A SEPARATE ARTICLE!
THE GOALSCORER