The Champions League semi-finals are finely poised ahead of the second legs this week with Inter Milan and Barcelona all square after the first leg in Catalunya and Paris Saint-Germain having emerged from last week’s visit to Arsenal with a 1-0 lead.
Neutrals who lapped up the 3-3 first-leg draw between Inter and Barca are expected to get maximum entertainment minutes when the sides reconvene, while the Gunners may well face an insurmountable task in overturning the Parisians on home turf.
Inter vs Barcelona - Draw
@ 14/5
PSG to beat Arsenal
@ 21/20
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Back Inter and Barca to go the distance after 1st-leg thriller
Inter Milan and Barcelona start the second leg of their semi-final all square after a pulsating 3-3 draw at Montjuic last Wednesday and odds of 14/5 about the sides remaining inseparable come the end of normal time at San Siro look very reasonable.
The Nerazzurri have the Champions League’s longest surviving unbeaten home run (P15, W12, D3) and host visitors who have suffered historically against Italian opponents in the Champions League, recording just five wins from 24 attempts.
Barca are dynamite going forward but vulnerable at the back, while Inter appear to be loosening up defensively but have netted twice or more in their last six UCL outings.
As such, it would be no surprise if we’re treated to another vintage affair by these two European heavyweights, with the game ebbing and flowing into extra time.
Inter vs Barcelona - Draw
@ 14/5
Going chasing against PSG to prove painful for Arsenal
The return of Thomas Partey from suspension will be a big boost for Arsenal as they bid to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit against Paris Saint-Germain in the French capital.
Partey’s presence should free Declan Rice to maraud forward as the Gunners seek to find the delicate balance between pushing for an equaliser and avoiding concession. It’s expected to prove beyond the London club, with PSG a solid bet to win at 21/20.
In goal Gianluigi Donnarumma has been so hard to beat, while in attack Luis Enrique’s side are stacked with the kind of stars that will hurt Arsenal on the break, even if main man Moussa Dembele doesn’t shake off his hamstring niggle sufficiently to start.
Kvicha Kvaratskelia, Bradley Barcola, Desire Doue and rapid right-back Achraf Hakimi will all be poised to spring the moment a visiting attack runs aground and can see the hosts through to their second Champions League final with another victory.
PSG to beat Arsenal
@ 21/20
