Carlos Ancelotti returns to the San Siro Stadium this evening, taking with him much of the Chelsea team that was left behind at Stamford Bridge when the now Inter Milan boss, Jose Mourinho left the club three years ago. It is also fair to say that this Chelsea team has not taken a step backwards since Mourinho’s departure and are every bit as good now as they were then…some say even better!
Bookmakers are finding it very hard to separate the teams in the betting for this first leg, PaddyPower for instance has both sides at 17/10 to win the match with the draw at 21/10, but most others err in favour of a narrow Inter Victory. So close is the betting in fact that punters may best be advised to back the draw
Inter Milan, who have not been beaten at home this season and currently top Serie A, come into the game with great confidence and with a probable game plan based on the knowledge that Mourinho has about his old players. It is sure to be a plan that Chelsea have not been used to facing so far this season and a plan that will make it difficult for Chelsea’s creative midfield to function in their normal way.
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While Mourinho plots Chelsea’s downfall, the wily Ancelotti will be delighted that he has the ever dangerous, Frank Lampard back in his midfield but he will be even more delighted about the form of his lead striker, Didier Drogba who has been hitting top form since his return from the African Nations Cup and who will be a major threat to Inter in both legs of this tie. Drogba in fact is a 5/1 chance with Paddy Power to score the opening goal in this first leg.
Inter also have a huge goal scoring threat, with a strike force of Diego Milito and Samuel Etoo and a midfielder in Wesley Sneijder who is one of the best free kick specialists in the world.
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We think that this game will end in a draw and despite the quality strikers and midfielders on both sides we think that it could well end goalless. This has been the outcome of Inter’s last two home games and they also drew 0-0 with Barcelona in the Champions League Group Phase earlier in the season. A 0-0 can be backed at 13/2 also with Paddy Power
Match Betting
17/10 Inter Milan
17/10 Chelsea
21/10 Draw
Correct Score Betting
1-1 Draw – 9/2
1-0 Inter win – 11/2
1-0 Chelsea win – 6/1
0-0 Draw – 13/2
2-1 Inter win – 17/2
2-1 Chelsea win – 9/1
All odds courtesy of Paddy power
Posted: Wednesday, 24th February 2010
Author: Rodney Wise
Tags: champions league, san siro stadium, internazionale, chelsea, paddypower,
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