Famous Ukrainian journalist Artem Frankov has shared his forecast for the Champions League last-16 match between Real Madrid and Manchester City.
Artem Frankov- The long-awaited game, the confrontation between Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola, the confrontation between the world's greats, the undisputed giants of recent years.
It seems to me that Pep Guardiola, in his eighth year at Manchester City, hopes to finally take on this "eared" man, after which he will achieve true greatness. "My point of view of a coach's greatness is when he wins the Champions League Cup with two different teams - he did it with Barcelona, he didn't give up on Bayern Munich, and he hasn't given up on Manchester City yet. Therefore, this is not the last, but the decisive moment for him to achieve what he wants.
By the way, bookmakers see Manchester City as the real favourite in this match. Man City's victory in Madrid is given at odds of 2.26, while Real Madrid, the home team, is given 3.35. A draw is a draw - whoever guessed the draw wins - is valued at 3.75. For TB 2.5, the odds are only 1.79, because the teams are very effective. But the odds on the teams winning are such that there is no need to add anything else to them. By the way, the passage of Real Madrid by the sum of two matches is estimated at coefficient. 3,20.
We won't play the long game, let's pick something for this first match. Real Madrid has just won the Spanish Cup - they defeated Osasuna 2-1 in the final, a "mighty opponent". But in the semi-finals, they beat Barcelona, and in the quarter-finals, Atletico Madrid, and before that, Villarreal. So everything is completely legal, natural and fair.
Carlo Ancelotti's powerful team is very good at tuning in to strong opponents, just like Manchester City. That is why I personally suggest placing a bet on Real Madrid to win this match. Let me remind you that the coefficient is 3.35. And if you add to this "total over 2.5", because it is quite predictable, in my opinion, it will be odds of 5.00! If you like to play with such high odds, with risk, with real risk - this is not 2.00 cf., this is not 1.70, then this option is possible. Let's try it anyway! Let's take "Real Madrid to win + TB 2.5" at 4.65.
Yes, we will have to hope that Erling Holland will tear up the Real Madrid defence, especially as it concedes in almost every match. But Real Madrid's attack of Rodrigo, Benzema and Vinicius is a very good force against Nathan Ake, Kyle Walker, John Stones and others. Therefore, I will repeat my choice once again: "Real Madrid win + TB 2.5" at odds of 4.65," said Frankov.
