| Manchester United vs AS Roma |
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| Written by Scott Burgess | |||||||
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Tuesday, 08 April 2008
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 England’s favorite team Manchester United takes to the pitch at Old Trafford to bump AS Roma out of the UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals. Man U won the first leg of the QF 2-0 in Rome, now AS Roma needs three goals to advance into the semi-finals. Something that’s near impossible. Oddsmakers at Betway.com have Man United as 1.45 favorite over AS Roma who are listed as 4.75 roaddogs. Get your Man U vs AS Roma pick in now at Betway.comMan United are one of the hottest and heavily favored teams to win the UEFA Champions League. `They are one of the only teams that have not lost a game. They are 7-2-0 SU in CL play, 4-0 SU at home and in the Barclays Premier League they are in first place with a three point lead over Chelsea. In their last ten games overall they’ve outscored their opponents 24-4. In EPL play Cristiano Ronaldo leads with 27 goals and in CL play he leads with 7 goals, he’s also up for Footballer of the Year. Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez have a combined 33 goals in EPL play and 7 goals in CL play. They just keep scoring. They recently gave up two goals to Middlesbrough while on the road; they previously went seven games without giving up a goal. In 42 games they have NEVER given up three goals on home pitch, thanks to the superb goaltending of Edwin Van der Sar. It will be impossible for AS Roma to score three goals at Old Trafford, one goal for Man U and its over. AS Roma currently has a CL record of 5-2-2 SU with an away record of 2-1-1 SU. In Series A play they are in second place, just four points back from Inter Milan. Their top scorer in Series A in Francesco Totti with 14 goals and in CL play Mirko Vucinic leads with 4 goals. Totti didn’t play in the first leg and he’s expected back for the second leg. In their last ten games overall they’ve outscored their opponents 19-12. Roma has only one game on the road where they’ve scored over three goals, which was against Dynamo Kyiv. Head to Head
Man United vs AS Roma Kickoff: Wed, April 9, 2008 2:45 PM ET Line: Betway.com Pick: Man United 1.45 The Bottom Line: There’s no way that Rome will score three goals and hold Man U to no goals. Put as much as you can on Man U to win. Get your Man U vs AS Roma pick in now at Betway.com and receive a 10% sign-up bonus on your initial deposit.                        |
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