Real Madrid are back to the Champions League, the preferred competition, with the challenge of winning for the first time the second trophy in a row. Since the competition changed its format, back in 1992, no team has won back to back trophies. Could Real Madrid do it?
For sure Los Blancos can do it but the first step is facing Sporting Lisbon, the first rivals in the tournament. Real Madrid have a challenging group with Borussia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon and Legia Warsaw, so it’s very important to earn the three points in the first clash.
Sporting Lisbon are leaders in Portugal, with 10 points out of 12 despite losing some of the most important players in the summer. The Portuguese side visited Bernabéu in Champions League in 2000 and they were thrashed 4-0 in the group stage. After the great start of the season, we could expect another superb game from Zidane’s side.
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Real Madrid are big favourites to beat Sporting Lisbon. In Betfair we can see odds 1/5 if Los Blancos win the game. The draw is paid 11/2 and if the Portuguese team wins, the odds are 14/1. You can earn more money if Real Madrid win and both team score, something that happened last Saturday against Osasuna. The odds get raised until 29/20.
Cristiano Ronaldo played his first game of the season last Saturday and he showed already his quality scoring a goal in the first minutes of the clash. He will be extra motivated against Sporting Lisbon, his former club and when Cristiano Ronaldo started showing his world-class. Cristiano Ronaldo scored 16 goals last year in the Champions League, seven of them in the group stage. If Cristiano Ronaldo scores one goal you can get 4/7 in Betfair and if the Portuguese scores two, odds raise up to 12/5.
