Posts Tagged inter milan

I have to admit to being underwhelmed by the champions league this year. There haven’t been many superb matches, certainly not from a trading perspective. Last night wasn’t much different when Bayern Munich demolished Lyon without so much as a last desperate effort from the side that was about to go out. It’s all been a bit disappointing as I love strong incentives to win and things like late goals, that’s where the really big results come from.

The market this evening looks interesting as it is pricing in a match with more than three goals, of which at least two will be in Barcelona’s favour. Of course Barcelona needs to overturn a 3-1 deficit from the first leg, so scoring a two nil win would do the trick, but Inter Milan simply have to defend when the match kicks off. They can afford to sit back and play deep and will only need to rethink their strategy if Barcelona get an early goal. I don’t think Jose will attempt to be adventurous in this case and I think the market may be pricing in too many goals? If Barcelona get an early goal, the match will liven up considerably, till then, I don’t think the opposing team have any incentive to press forward.

I’ll be watching with interest, but it’s the Europe league matches tomorrow that are my prime target this week.