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      Man City vs Real Madrid tips and free bets for Champions League showdown with talkSPORT BET

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      AFTER a pulsating 3-3 draw at the Bernabeu, Manchester City and Real Madrid lock horns for the second leg of their Champions League quarter final on Wednesday.We’ve picked out our top tip for the game with talkSPORT BET – who are offering brand new customers an incredible £30 in free bets when they stake just £10 on football!How to claim..talkSPORT BET offer

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      It was a rollercoaster evening in the Spanish capital last week but it ended with advantage Man City.They’re favourites to win the tournament and will look to last year’s tie with Madrid when following up a draw away with a resounding 4-0 with at the Etihad.Madrid are certainly in a better place than they were last year but face a tough evening against a City that have scored 16 goals in their last four games.They’ve also not lost at home this season in any competition – only not winning five of those.TIPThere will likely be plenty of goals again. There normally is when these sides take to the field.And nothing about last week suggested this game would be any different.City will have more of the ball and more attacks so Madrid cards (2 last week) is the play.And in Dani Carvajal, they have a defender who was booked last week and in the Etihad tie last year and has a running war with Jack Grealish.
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      Man Utd are lucky to be 7th as stats show they should be in RELEGATION BATTLE and Chelsea deserve Champions League

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      MANCHESTER UNITED are lucky not to be facing a relegation battle this season, according to new statistics.That’s after the Premier League table based on expected points was released.Manchester United should be battling relegation according to the expected points tableCredit: GettyThe total points were calculated by looking at all results this season based on xG by data company Stats Perform.And anyone that has watched United give up shots for fun and struggle to create chances in recent games won’t be surprised to see them so far down the table.The table has them in 15th, with only Wolves and Crystal Palace separating them from the relegation zone.The miserable statistics will make for damning reading for Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS as they look to decide on Erik ten Hag’s future.READ MORE FOOTBALLThe manager is feeling the pressure following a difficult second season and stormed out of his last press conference.The Dutchman objected to questions about where United will finish, with the team currently on course for their worst finish in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era.He’s also experiencing more player unrest, after Alejandro Garnacho liked posts which publicly criticised his manager on X.SunSport exclusively reported earlier this month that the club have already sounded out Graham Potter as a potential replacement for Ten Hag, with INEOS being a long-term fan of the former Brighton man.Most read in FootballThe table suggests United are massively over performing this seasonCredit: SunSportCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSThe projected points table makes for far better reading for Chelsea fans, however.If the Blues had finished according to their xG, they would be inside the top four, ahead of Newcastle on goal difference.Watch Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag storm out of press conference after Bournemouth drawPerhaps yesterday’s 6-0 win over Everton was an indication of what could be to come if Chelsea do actually start converting their chances.It also has Arsenal leading the title race by two points ahead of nearest rivals Manchester City.The disparity between where Arsenal could be and where they are could be explained by the club’s reluctance to buy a striker in the January window.Newcastle, who could be on a late charge for a potential fifth Champions League place after thrashing Spurs 4-0, would be in fifth on expected points if they had converted as well as they did on Saturday.The table also shows how much Brentford have missed Ivan Toney, with the club eighth on expected points.In reality they are 15th, and have only recently begun to pull away from the relegation strugglers.An important distinction to make is that the table does not include points deductions for Everton and Nottingham Forest – who would still be safe if their xG had been converted into actual goals.Tuchel showed why he could be the perfect man for Man Utd, says Andy DillonBy Andy Dillon
      TOMMY TUCHEL could not have done it better had he submitted his CV to LinkedIn or Indeed.
      Somehow mustering some gumption from the worst Bayern Munich team in more than a decade to stop a rampant Arsenal dead in their tracks is a spectacular job advert for a manager soon to be looking for work.
      If Sir Jim Ratcliffe wasn’t watching from his Old Trafford office or from the cinema room in one of his tax havens, he should have been.
      They may have even sat up and taken notice in Newcastle or in the owners’ Riyadh hub as Tuchel reminded everyone of his credentials as a top-level coach with devilish timing.
      If change is coming then Tuchel is playing a trump card.
      His side turned up and cowed the team that, as far as the current Premier League goes, is the best in England.
      It may only add to the questions around Tuchel that after tossing away the only league easier to win than Scotland’s or Spain’s, Munich have sprung to life in Europe.
      After 11 years unopposed as German champions, Chelsea’s former manager has chucked it in at home in a remarkable act of ineptitude. But freak years can happen.
      Tuchel is an enigma. But that is part of the appeal as much as winning the Champions League with Chelsea just three months after taking the job.
      With no new signings, he took a team that had lost five of the previous ten games and turned them into European Champions.
      With Ratcliffe considering swingeing budget cuts at Old Trafford, a coach who can perform wonders on peanuts would be music to his ears.
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      Man City vs Real Madrid: Get £50 in free bets and bonuses for the Champions League with Betfred

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      I’m targeting Euro 2024 glory with Real Madrid legend Luka Modric – but first I’m out to KO his Champions League dream

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      JOSKO GVARDIOL cannot wait to be part of Luka Modric’s curtain call with Croatia this summer.But first he plans to end his countryman’s hopes of bowing out with yet another Champions League title.Croatian stars Josko Gvardiol and Luka Modric will collide again in the Champions LeagueCredit: AlamyModric, 38, is expected to retire from international football after Euro 2024 in Germany.He also looks likely to leave Real Madrid at the end of the season with his former club Dinamo Zagreb among those looking to sign him.In 12 years at the Bernabeu, the former Tottenham man has won the top Uefa pot FIVE times. And he wants one more back in North London to round things off, with the final at Wembley on June 1.READ MORE ON FOOTBALLGvardiol said: “I don’t need to waste my time talking about his qualities as we all know them.“But he’s an even better person — and a leader on the pitch. This will be his last Euros, the last season for the national team.“So as a leader and person, I’m really happy I had a chance to play with him and share a dressing room.“I need to enjoy the last moments with Luka. But it’s also fun to face national team-mates with your club.”Most read in Champions LeagueCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSOver the last week, Gvardiol, 22, has scored a couple of goals that Modric would have been proud of.The defender is settling in nicely at the Etihad after his £77million summer switch from RB Leipzig in Germany but now he wants silverware.Luka Modric’s former club put full-page advert in Spanish newspaper to convince Real Madrid star to leaveIf City are to defend the Champions League trophy they won in Istanbul last June, they will have to do it the hard way.They must see off 14-time European “kings” Real Madrid in tomorrow’s quarter-final second leg at the Etihad.The tie is finely poised at 3-3 with Arsenal or Bayern Munich awaiting the winners in the semis.Gvardiol had not joined City when they first tasted Champions League glory last term  — and he is eager to experience it.He said: “We are going to face Real Madrid, the kings of this competition but if you ask me,  there is no fear.“If you’re afraid of trying and doing something, it’s better to watch it on TV.“We want to win the cup. If you want to go through then you need to beat Real Madrid.“In the Champions League if we want to win it we have to face the best teams.”Gvardiol scored a stunner in Madrid last week then added another long-ranger to round off the scoring in Saturday’s 5-1 rout of Luton.City’s Mateo Kovacic — who also scored a cracker against the Hatters — is impressed by his international team-mate.The former Real Madrid midfielder said: “Josko is doing great scoring goals and he’s happy here which is the most important thing.READ MORE SUN STORIES“He’s loving Manchester life and enjoying his football. We know he is a great player, he just needs to keep going.“We both feel comfortable and we love being here.” More

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      Harry Kane is football’s greatest trophy curse – Arsenal will encounter a wounded England captain in Bayern Munich clash

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      OF all the trophies Harry Kane has missed out on, this one will have stung the most.This was supposed to have been a dead cert. This was nailed-on.Harry Kane missed out on the Bundesliga titleCredit: GettyBayer Leverkusen won the league unbeatenCredit: GettyBayern Munich had won 11 successive Bundesliga titles, so when the England captain signed for the great Bavarian powerhouse last summer, we all said: “Well, at least he’ll finally win something.”Yet on Sunday evening, there were Bayer Leverkusen — known in Germany as ‘Neverkusen’ because they hadn’t previously won the league thanks to several late implosions — cavorting around, 16 points clear, unbeaten in all competitions and confirmed as champions with five games to spare.And so the greatest trophy curse in footballing history continues.Kane is always the runner-up, always the nearly man, always the fall guy, too often a figure of fun for those taking pleasure in the misfortune of others.Does anyone know the German word for schadenfreude . . . ?READ MORE IN FOOTBALLAnd this one really is freakish because Leverkusen’s story is almost as extraordinary as Leicester City’s miracle title in 2015-16 — the season when Kane won his first Premier League Golden Boot and Tottenham ended up ‘third in a two-horse race’ behind Arsenal.Xabi Alonso’s side have no established world-class players and were in the relegation zone when their remarkable manager arrived 18 months ago.Yet the only player to have left north London last summer to become a Bundesliga winner is Leverkusen’s Granit Xhaka, not Kane.When Kane spoke to the English media in September, soon after his move to Munich, there was an acceptance that everyone assumed his new club would be crowned champions again this season.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSKane told us: “With Bayern Munich sometimes we expect them to win because they have won (the Bundesliga) for the last 11 years.“But in my short period, there is still a lot of pressure to win these trophies.As Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen seal Bundesliga title and leave Harry Kane on brink of trophyless season“We have not won the Cup for a few years and we haven’t won the Champions League for a few years, so there is definitely a lot to gain and a lot of pressure to take.”Kane wasn’t being arrogant, just realistic. The Bundesliga was a given but the German Cup and certainly the Champions League would be real achievements.Yet here we are, on the eve of a Champions League quarter-final second leg against Arsenal — of all teams — with the European Cup the only available silverware.The England captain is seven goals clear in the Bundesliga’s golden boot race. His tally of 32 league goals puts him 21 ahead of Leverkusen’s top scorers, Florian Wirtz and Victor Boniface.And Kane has genuinely improved Bayern, who are on target to beat last season’s Bundesliga points tally when they pipped Borussia Dortmund to the title.So Bayern’s failure is not down to Kane. None of his near-misses ever really are.Kane has been on top form this seasonCredit: APHe has scored 39 goals in all competitionsCredit: GettyHis individual brilliance is unquestionable. He has scored four hat-tricks in the most prolific debut Bundesliga season in history.And as well as his sheer volume of goals, he has been scoring some absolute corkers — having won four German ‘Goal of the Month’ awards.Kane will have a Bundesliga golden boot to go with three Premier League golden boots and one World Cup golden boot.He is England’s greatest goalscorer and Tottenham’s greatest goalscorer.The individual accolades have been piling up ever since he was named Millwall’s young player of the year while on loan at The Den in 2012 — the last year Bayern failed to rule Germany.And as we well know, Kane is no selfish goal-poacher.He has contributed 12 assists for Bayern and it is his all-round game which has surprised most German observers — if not his boss Thomas Tuchel, who witnessed Kane as the Premier League’s leading assist-maker as well as leading scorer in 2021.Kane’s Tottenham were Premier League runners-up to Antonio Conte’s Chelsea in 2017, they lost League Cup finals to Jose  Mourinho’s Chelsea in 2015 and Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in 2021 ­— just days after Spurs sacked Mourinho.Then there was the 2019 Champions League final against Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool and the Euros final in 2021, when England reached their first major final in 55 years but lost to Italy on penalties, having led in the match and the shootout.The list of agonies is remarkable. It is difficult to find anything comparable in British sport.Jimmy White lost all six of his world snooker finals but won plenty of other trophies. Colin Montgomerie never won a Major golf tournament but there were Ryder Cups, world No 1 status and other tournament wins.English football’s greatest non-trophy winners were one-club men who stayed loyal to smaller clubs, like Tom Finney, Johnny Haynes and Matt Le Tissier.But Tottenham aren’t Preston, Fulham or Southampton. And Bayern Munich certainly aren’t.So Arsenal will encounter a wounded Kane at the Allianz Arena tomorrow with their tie all square at 2-2.But even if Bayern prevail, they would be clear underdogs against Manchester City or Real Madrid in the semis.It’s enough to make you believe in hexes and hoodoos and voodoo.And you would have to be an exceptionally mean-spirited Arsenal supporter to take any real pleasure from it.WAT NEXT OLLIE WATKINS was poor as an England starter in the friendly defeat by Brazil last month, with Ivan Toney more impressive as the No 9 against Belgium three days later.But seeing Watkins kill off Arsenal with such a sublime finish on Sunday, and considering his 19 goals and ten assists in the Premier League this season, makes it clear the Aston Villa striker must be Harry Kane’s understudy at the Euros.OH MANTHE frightening thing about Manchester United’s season is that they should really be lower than seventh in the Premier League.Even during their current run of one win in seven league matches, United’s results have been better than their performances.Erik ten Hag’s team deserved to lose each of their last three drawn games against Brentford, Liverpool and Bournemouth.On goal difference, United are ninth in the league, while only seven teams have scored fewer than their 47 goals.And if we give any credence to ‘expected points’, then that stat would have them 15th in the table.If Ten Hag’s men lose Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final to Championship side Coventry, it should not come as a major surprise.MUR BLIMEYDAFTEST quote of the week came from Burnley assistant manager Craig Bellamy.He watched blundering Clarets keeper Arijanet Muric gift Brighton an equaliser and said: “Never look at it as the goalkeeper’s mistake — it’s OUR mistake.”Yeah and give everyone a medal at the primary school sports day, just for turning up.EURO BLUESUNLESS there is an extraordinary comeback from either Liverpool or  West Ham in this Thursday’s second legs, there will be no Premier League team in next month’s Europa League final in Dublin.So there will have been no English winner of that competition for five consecutive seasons and only one English finalist — Manchester United, who lost on penalties to Villarreal in 2021.This doesn’t tally with the accepted wisdom that the Premier League is the most competitive on Earth, with the greatest strength in depth.READ MORE SUN STORIESKLIPP KLOPPJURGEN KLOPP says his wife wants him to take up dancing when he quits as Liverpool boss next month.Let’s hope he doesn’t take any tips from misfiring striker Darwin Nunez, who has the worst shot conversion rate in Europe’s big five leagues — and who seems to have two left feet whenever he gets near the dancefloor. 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      Ex-Arsenal and Chelsea star Willian hints at plan to leave Fulham on free transfer as he reveals ‘other opportunities’

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      WILLIAN has revealed that he is considering leaving Fulham at the end of the season.The Brazilian winger, 35, has been a star for Marco Silva’s side this season but will be out of contract in the summer.Willian has hinted at leaving Fulham this summerCredit: RexWhile Fulham have offered a new deal, the ex-Arsenal and Chelsea man will not make a decision until the season is over.Willian has not ruled out staying at Craven Cottage, but says he has ambitions of returning to the Champions League and would be open to joining a Saudi Arabian club.He said: “It’s true, my contract runs out at the end of the season.”Fulham are a team I’m very grateful to, they opened the door for me so that I could return to the Premier League.READ MORE IN FOOTBALL”They’ve also signalled their interest in me renewing my contract. I told the club that I would decide my future at the end of the season.”For now I’m just thinking about finishing the season well, finishing playing, finishing well without injury, which is the most important thing.“And I’ll decide my future that way, towards the end of the season.”I’m open to hearing about other opportunities too, if that’s the case.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKER”Here at Fulham I have the door to renewal and I’m very happy to know that they want me to stay here. But nothing has been decided yet and, as I said, I’m open to hearing about other options, other opportunities too.”Asked if his phone had been ringing with opportunities, Willian joked: “Not yet. Not mine yet. My agent’s should be ringing a lot!”Football stars’ weird phobiasWillian has five goals and two assists in all competitions this season and boss Silva – who rejected a Saudi offer last summer – has often hailed his impact on the squad.Fulham also suffered the blow of losing star striker Aleksandar Mitrovic to Saudi side Al-Hilal last year.Asked about making a move to Saudi, Willian told South American journalist Andre Hernan: “Well, I suppose so.”If suddenly it was something I thought would be interesting for me, something good. Why not?”As I said, I’m open to hearing it, whether it’s Arabia or wherever. As long as it’s something good, right, for me.”I’ll be able to play at a high level for a few more years. Of course, being in Europe, playing in Europe, coming back, in this case, suddenly playing in the Champions League, would be very nice, right?”Every player wants to play in the Champions League, regardless of their age.READ MORE SUN STORIES“Since I left Chelsea, it’s been a few years since I’ve played in the Champions League. So I’ve been watching Champions League games and sometimes I feel the urge, the longing to play Champions League games.”I’m going to try to decide my future calmly, wisely too, to think carefully about what’s going to be best and let’s see now, wait until the end of the season to decide.” More

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      Dortmund vs Atletico Madrid tips and free bets: Back our 12/1 #PickYourPunt and claim Betfred’s £50 bonus

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      DORTMUND host Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night, looking to recover from a 2-1 deficit to progress to the Champions League last four.Our betting experts have selected a #PickYourPunt for the contest, which has been boosted to 12/1 by our partners at Betfred.Also! New Betfred customers who register an account and stake a tenner will receive £40 in free football bets plus an extra £10 to spend at the casino!How to claim…Betfred

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      Dortmund vs Atletico MadridOur #PickYourPunt selections: Both teams to score, Karim Adeyemi to score and Marcos Llorente to be carded.Here’s why we’ve picked those selections…
      Both teams to score: Dortmund need to score and Atletico haven’t kept a clean sheet in last 10 games. Will be chances at both ends and it’s fancied that they’ll be taken.
      Karim Adeyemi to score: Attacker was sent off at weekend so needs to get back amongst good books in a positive sense here. Three games without a goal after scoring in successive games.
      Marcos Llorente to be carded: Booked in last two games and pressure cooker environment can bring out greater chance of bookings. Three in his last six too. Good value.
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      Dortmund vs Atletico Madrid preview: Best free betting tips, odds and predictions for huge Champions League second leg

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      ATLETICO MADRID take a 2-1 lead to Dortmund on Tuesday for the second leg of their Champions League quarter final.SunSport betting experts have previewed the bumper Euro contest – and carefully selected our best bets, tips and exclusive sign-up bonuses for the heavyweight encounter.Best free bets for Dortmund vs Atletico Madrid
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      Already have these accounts? Don’t worry, we’ve got loads more terrific deals with our partners.Dortmund vs Atletico Madrid: Best betting tips and odds for huge UCL second legDortmund vs Atletico Madrid previewThis tie – like the others at this stage of the Champions League – is perfectly poised heading into this second leg.But it didn’t look that way for a long time last week when Atleti ran into a 2-0 lead after half an hour through Rodrigo de Paul and Samuel Lino goals.That half time deficit prompted a response from the Germans in the second half and they halved that task when Sebastien Haller pounced with an 81st minute strike.Atletico remain odds-on favourites to progress and they’ve been in this position plenty of times before.But they’ve shown some weaknesses in La Liga recently – two defeats from last four games – and the Yellow Wall will be looking for Dortmund to at least win on the night.And they’re favourites to do just that.Dortmund vs Atletico Madrid latest oddsOdds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.Dortmund vs Atletico Madrid betting tipsGoing all the wayLike the rest of the quarter final line-up, this one could quite easily go down to the wire.And Sebastien Haller’s late goal in the first leg ensures this one is on a knife edge heading here.After Atleti’s first half dominance, the Germans came into the game in the second period and with a deficit to claw back, we fancy them to just win on the night and take the game to extra time.Card happyChelsea loanee Ian Maatsen is enjoying a prolonged spell in the Dortmund team and will surely be catching the eye of Mauricio Pochettino ahead of next season.He’s been booked in the last two Dortmund games – including the first leg – to add to the FOUR picked up in his first seven Dortmund games since the switch in January.Figured he’d be a short price to pick up a booking here and couldn’t believe his price was as high as it is. Great value.
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