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Champions League Betting – Second Leg Quarter-finals

April 7th, 2008

Can Turks Pull Off Major Shock at Stamford Bridge?

Frank Lampard - Chelsea V Fenerbache Turkish side Fenerbache produced a rousing second-half performance in Istanbul, to over-turn a 1-0 half-time deficit, and end the Champions League first leg quarter-final as 2-1 winners. Colin Kazim Richards – who scored the equaliser as a substitute – could end up as one of the most unlikely semi-finalist. The 21 year old from Leytonstone was surplus to requirements at Sheff Utd, relegated from the Premiership last season, and only a few years ago was playing in the English lower leagues with Bury.

Fenerbahce certainly cannot match Chelsea’s star quality, but they have shown the kind of character often lacking in Turkish and Greek side in Europe, fighting through a penalty shoot-out against Sevilla, and will fight hard to protect their lead at Stamford Bridge. The overwhelming strength of Chelsea’s home record is common knowledge, and with their away goal, the Blues need only a 1-0 win, which should be within their compass. Didier Drogba is back on form and rested from the Blues 2-0 weekend win over Man City.

PinnacleSports.com (the web’s top Asian Handicap Sportsbook) price Chelsea favourites 2.140 (-1.5 & -2)* with Fenerbahce 1.806 (+1.5 & +2)* – a market priced to less than 102%.