Champions League
2009-03-10 - Bayern Munich vs Sporting Lisbon
A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser
Analysis:Despite it seems to be a foregone conclusion after the first leg ended with Bayern winning 0-5 in Portugal, Juergen Klinsmann insisted his side will not just sit back and defend their lead.
But the hosts will miss the vital contribution of French midfielder Frank Ribery as well as Italian Luca Toni who both scored in the first leg due to injuries for today's second leg at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
Klinsmann is likely to bring in the fringe players for this match as he is already out with several of his top stars. Players such as Argentine striker Jose Ernesto Sosa, Brazilian defender Breno, defender Andreas Ottl, and even reserve goalkeeper Hans Joerg Butt could be given a chance to feature in this match.
Both teams managed to win their domestic matched at the weekend prior to this encounter with the visitors Sporting beating 12th placed Pacos Ferreira 2-0 with goals from Brazilian strikers Liedson and Derlei, which means they are now four points behind F.C Porto. For Bayern Munich, they also moved up to second after beating Hannover 5-1 despite the absence of first chocie players such as captain Mark van Bommel, midfielder Tim Borowswki, Frank Ribery as well as Luca Toni.
In that game, despite being down after Czech striker Jiri Stajner scored for Hannover, contribution from defender Daniel van Buyten, striker Miroslav Klose, as well as midfilder Hamit Altintop put them back in front before half time. The demolition was completed with further striker from Lukas Podolski as well as Argentina's Martin Demichelis before the final whistle to move into second spot.
Go for this match to end in a draw and for Bayern to progress.
Cheers and good luck,
Cruiser
The Pick :
Draw Match 0-0
BEST BETTING TIP :
Go for this match to end in a draw.
Gooner’s Statistical Value Bet
Take Sporting Lisbon and accept the 1/2 ball here.
