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Leverkusen vs Barcelona betting preview and predictions (UEFA Champions League - February 14, 2012) |
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Tuesday, 14 February 2012 |
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The Champions League returns on Tuesday evening with reigning European champions Barcelona in action against German giants Bayer Leverkusen. Ladbrokes offers the best odds for an away win (1.44). Read on for our full match preview with the latest team news, form, odds, probable lineups and free betting tips.
BAYER LEVERKUSEN vs BARCELONA: MATCH PREVIEWBayer Leverkusen were beaten 1-0 by Borussia Dortmund on Saturday but that won't have had much of an effect on manager Robin Dutt's preparations for Tuesday night. The tactics will be to try to close down as much space as possible and get under the skin of Pep Guardiola's superstars. This worked in the group stage against Valencia and Chelsea, both of whom were beaten in the BayArena.
Barcelona will be smarting from the shock loss to Osasuna which has hurt their title hopes in the La Liga. That loss came in the wake of successive wins against Valencia (in the Spanish Kings’s Cup) and Real Sociedad in the La Liga. Before that Pep Guardiola’s side played out draws at Valencia and Villarreal, in the Spanish Cup and the La Liga respectively.
It has been the story of Barca's season so far as they have struggled to break teams down on the road and have dropped 16 points in the process. They have scored only 18 goals from 11 games, a stark contrast to their home form, where they have netted 45 times. But they will have to turn their attention to the continent now, where they are unbeaten in this year's competition, winning five and drawing one of their six group games.
Goals have been hard to come by for the Germans, who found the back of the net only 28 times from 21 games in the league while they netted only 8 goals in six group games. Furthermore, the best scorer, Eren Derdiyok, is out with an injured foot
Sergio Busquets will be included in the squad. The Spain international missed Barcelona's last two matches due to a knee injury, but the Catalans have now confirmed on their official website that Busquets has resumed squad training again. As for Leverkusen, midfielder Sidney Sam has been ruled out of the German club side owing to injury.
Messi is currently the second-highest goal scorer in this year’s Champions League, with six goals, including two penalties. Only Bayern Munich’s Mario Gomez, with seven goals, is ahead of Messi on the roster, at this stage.
BAYER LEVERKUSEN vs BARCELONA: PROBABLE LINEUPSBayer Leverkusen (4-3-1-2): Leno; Corluka, Schwaab, Freidrich, Oczipka; Reinartz, Rolfes, Castro; Bender; Schurrle, Kiessling
Barcelona (4-3-3): Valdes; Dani Alves, Puyol, Pique, Abidal; Mascherano, Xavi, Fabregas; Sanchez, Pedro, Messi.
BAYER LEVERKUSEN vs BARCELONA: TEAM FORMBayer 04 Leverkusen
Feb 11, 2012 Borussia Dortmund 1 - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 GER1
Feb 4, 2012 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 - VfB Stuttgart 2 GER1
Jan 28, 2012 Werder Bremen 1 - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 GER1
Jan 22, 2012 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3 - Mainz 2 GER1
Dec 17, 2011 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 - Nürnberg 3 GER1
FC Barcelona
Feb 11, 2012 Osasuna 3 - FC Barcelona 2 LIGA
Feb 8, 2012 FC Barcelona 2 - Valencia CF 0 ESPC
Feb 4, 2012 FC Barcelona 2 - Real Sociedad 1 LIGA
Feb 1, 2012 Valencia CF 1 - FC Barcelona 1 ESPC
Jan 28, 2012 Villarreal 0 - FC Barcelona 0 LIGA
BAYER LEVERKUSEN vs BARCELONA: BEST ODDS
Champions League
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Bayer Leverkusen
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8.50 |
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The Draw
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4.85 |
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Barcelona
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1.44 |
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BAYER LEVERKUSEN vs BARCELONA: MATCH PREDICTIONSBarça/Barça HT/FT @ 2.10
Over 2,5 goals @ 1.77
1:3 Correct Score @ 12.50
Sanchez anytime goalscorer @ 2.10

 
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