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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
11/25/2014

Manchester City vs Bayern Munchen

Home - Manchester City
Last away matches - D-L-D-W-W-L

Manchester City knows that it will be the end of the road for them if they fail to pick up a win in this match against Bayern Munich who have already won the group. Manuel Pellegrini's City side have yet to win a match in the group and it will be a tall order for them to get a win against the powerful German side. It waits to be seen if Manchester City have something special in them to get a win and give them a chance for the round of sixteen. The English Champions have just two points from the group after four matches played and their midfield is depleted with the absence of Yaya Toure and Fernandinho for this clash due to suspensions. After losing to Bayern Munich on matchday one, City are still looking for their first win in the Champions League this season. They were held at home against AS Roma then threw away a two goal lead against CSKA Moscow for the 2*2 draw and were beaten at home 2*1 against the Russians as well. Now City will start the game being two points behind Roma and Moscow at the bottom of Group E.

Away - Bayern Munchen
Last away matches - W-W-D-W-W-W

Bayern Munich are in a good form at the moment and in Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller they have two players who are carrying a big threat at the moment for them. The Germans did after all score 7 goals on Matchday 3 against Roma and that was their largest ever European away win when they won 7* 1. It should be noted that Pep Guardiola’s men have lost just one of their last 13 UEFA Champions League away matches, and they are unbeaten on their last five visits to England. If you take into account the win over Borussia Dortmund in the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final, then Bayern have posted a W4 D1 L0 record on their last five visits to England. Bayern Munich's overall record against English sides on the road though, is W5 D8 L6. Bayern Munich are dominant at the moment, they have won 11 of their last 12 matches and have scored 32 in their last eight games in all competitions during that run.

Asian Handicap
Home - (+0.75)
Away - (-0.75)
Pick - Bayern Munchen (-0.75)
Odds - 2.35
Stakes - 9/10
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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
11/25/2014

Schalke 04 vs Chelsea

Home - Schalke 04
Last away matches - L-L-L-L-W-D

Schalke if they can get the win here then they can go level on points with Chelsea so they will be highly motivated for this clash. When they met at Stamford Bridge back on Match Day One, Klaas*Jan Huntelaar scored for Schalke and the match ended in a draw. Since that match at Stamford Bridge, Schalke followed it with a home win against Maribor and then were involved in two high scoring games. After an injury time penalty kick gave them a 4*3 home win over Sporting, they lost the return game against the Portuguese side 4*2 a few weeks later. That is nine goals in their four Champions League matches that they have conceded now. And since they last met, former Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo took over on 7th October and during his time in charge, Schalke have won four and lost three matches. So there is little consistency in his time in charge.Schalke have won ten, drawn five and lost five of their last 20 European home matches and when they hosted Chelsea in last season’s group stage, they were beaten 3*0 and in that match they were outplayed and outclassed by the English Premiership side.

Away - Chelsea
Last away matches - W-D-W-D-W-W

Chelsea are unbeaten so far after playing 18 matches in the 2014/2015 season and have won 14 of those. That is very impressive and last weekend they beat West Brom 2*0 and should have scored more goals in that match. In the Champions League, Chelsea are three points ahead of Schalke and just need a point to top the group, despite being held to disappointing draws against Maribor and Schalke previously. Even though they are playing away from home tonight, their opponent is not a solid side to say the least. In five previous matches against Schalke Chelsea have conceded just one goal. However it should be stressed that their clean sheet against West Brom last weekend was their only clean sheet in their last six games. Chelsea have players who can score for them so look none other then the likes of Diego Costa, Loic Remy and Didier Drogba to get on the scoresheet here.

Asian Handicap
Home - (+0.75)
Away - (-0.75)
Pick - Chelsea (-0.75)
Odds - 2.05
Stakes - 10/10