Champions League Group B Preview

To Win Group BReal Madrid 2/5Juventus 5/2Galatasaray 12/1FC Copenhagen 50/1Real Madrid: Cristiano RonaldoThree successive Champions League seasons under Jose Mourinho have seen the nine-time winners Real Madrid reach the semi-final stage but fail to get any further.Now with…

Champions League Group D Preview

To Win Group DBayern Munich 4/7Man City 15/8CSKA Moscow 12/1Viktoria Plzen 33/1Bayern Munich: Franck RiberyThe outstanding French winger Franck Ribery enjoyed the finest season of his career in 2012-13 as he led Bayern Munich to an unprecedented treble.Moreover,…

Champions League Group E Preview

To Win Group EChelsea 1/4Schalke 4/1Basel 14/1Steaua Buch 33/1Chelsea: Eden HazardWinners of the Champions League in 2011-12, Chelsea failed to pass the group stage last season before landing on their feet under Rafa Benitez and winning the Europa…

Champions League Group F Preview

To Win Group FDortmund 5/4Arsenal 9/4Napoli 11/4Marseille 12/1Arsenal: Laurent KoscielnyArsenal’s attacking talent is plentiful, and the addition of Mesut Ozil, the brilliant German schemer, only adds to that number.However, their achilles heel at the top level has long…

Champions League Group G Preview

To WinGroup GAtletico Madrid 6/5FC Porto 9/5Zenit St Peters 3/1Austria Vienna 33/1FC Porto: Juan Fernando QuinteroThe magnificent young Colombian was outstanding at the Under-20 World Cup and, having signed for FC Porto as a replacement for compatriot James…

Champions League Group H Preview

To Win Group HBarcelona 1/5AC Milan 9/2Ajax 16/1Celtic 50/1Barcelona: Lionel MessiIn the case of Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, the world ran out of superlatives a long time ago.His qualities have been widely publicised, while his goalscoring record speaks for…

AC Leopards vs Pirates Preview

CAF Champions League | Saturday 14 September | Dolisie | 15:30 Orlando Pirates can secure their place in the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League this weekend when they travel to Congo to play AC Leopards.After four matches, Pirates…

Chiefs v Maritzburg Utd Preview

ABSA Premiership | 14 September 2013 | FNB Stadium | 20:15 To Win (90 Min)Kaizer Chiefs 6/10Maritzburg Utd 9/2Draw 5/2Normally seen as strong favourites, Chiefs are naturally the go-to choice when playing at home.However, of late they don’t seem to be…

AmaZulu v Swallows Preview

ABSA Premiership | 14 September 2013 | Moses Mabhida Stadium | 18:00 To Win (90 Min)AmaZulu 7/4Swallows 7/4Draw 18/10South Africa’s love affair with what Gordon Igesund has done to the national side in recent times started with him bringing Swallows close…

Univ Pretoria v Bloem Celtic Preview

ABSA Premiership | 14 September 2013 | Tuks Stadium | 15:00 To Win (90 Min)Univ Pretoria 18/10Bloem Celtic 16/10Draw 19/10Both teams drew last time out, with AmaTuks’ one-pointer being the better result of the two.They kept out Maritzburg United for the…

FS Stars vs Platinum Stars Preview

ABSA Premiership | 14 September 2013 | Goble Park | 15:00 To Win (90 Min)FS Stars 18/10Platinum Stars 15/10Draw 2/1Free State Stars impressed me with their finishing last time out, but unfortunately threw away a two goal lead against province rival,…

Bidvest Wits vs Ajax CT Preview

ABSA Premiership | 13 September 2013 | Bidvest Stadium | 20:00 To Win (90 Min)Bidvest Wits 9/10Ajax CT 3/1Draw 22/10First up this PSL weekend is two teams I have personal issues with, for justified reasons I believe.I was…