05-11-2007 Champions League Betting - European Giants Face Early Exit

The Champions League returns this week with the fourth round of Group games, at which stage some big names are already facing the nightmare of an early exit from European soccer’s main stage. The club with the biggest point to prove is surely Liverpool, winners in 2006 and finalists last season, who are bottom of Group A with just a single point. Get up to 60% better Champion League betting odds for the Reds’ must win game at home to Besiktas, and the other 15 fixtures making up matchday four.

Liverpool Facing Judgement Night at Anfield

Liverpool have a straight forward task at home to Besiktas on Tuesday night, they must win or face a humiliating early exit from this season’s Champions League. Having suffered back-to-back defeats in the competition, the Scousers only have a point from a draw in Porto on matchday one, leaving them rooted to the bottom of Group A, and unable to call on record signing, Fernando Torres. The Pool are of course no strangers to great escapes in this competition, their comebacks against Olympiakos in the 2006 group stages and again in the unforgettable final against AC Milan, prove they should never be written off.

Besiktas’s recent history in the competition is poor by comparison, having failed to make it to the Group stages on three previous occasions. They have only won once in ten away fixtures, but that was also on English soil springing a big surprise at Stamford Bridge in 2003, no mean feat. The Black Eagles were dealt a double blow on the weekend, losing a big Derby game against Fenerbahce, as well as defender, Gokhan Zan, for a month, joining Rodrigo Tello and Marcio Nobre on the sidelines. PinnacleSports.com unsurprisingly make Liverpool firm favourites 2.04 (-1.5 & -2) with Besiktas 1.893 (+1.5 & +2).

Valencia Looking for Revenge Against Rosenborg

Valencia start their first Champions League fixture under new boss, Ronald Koeman, needing to secure victory at home to Rosenborg, who humbled them 2-0 in Norway, on matchday three, contributing to the sacking of Quique Flores. Rosenborg were considered strong candidates for the wooden spoon in Group B, having only progressed from this phase twice in eleven attempts, whereas Los Che have enjoyed much greater recent success in the competition they won in 2004.

Valencia’s defeat in Trondheim was the start of a terrible run of fixtures that saw the Spaniard’s lose three games by an aggregate of 10-1, ending with the exit of Flores. The absence of star striker David Villa, hasn’t helped the cause, he is still recovering since from an ankle injury sustained against Espanyol on October 6th. However, Koeman’s first league game in charge ended with success as Valencia won 2-0 at Mallorca on Saturday, bringing them into this game in a more positive mood. PinnacleSports.com make Valencia favourites 2.020 (-1.5 & -2) with Rosenborg 1.909 (+1.5 & +2).

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