PSG and Inter contest the final of the Uefa Champions League in Munich on Saturday and we take a look at a number of options available to punters.
Odds quoted from Sportingbet are correct at the time of writing but subject to change.
PSG
PSG won both legs of their semi final clash with Arsenal to go through 3-1 on aggregate. An nearly goal from Demeble gave them a 1-0 win in London and they won the return in Paris 2-1 with Ruiz and Hakimi putting them in charge before the Gunners found a consolation.
Their quarter final match up with Aston Villa was a cracker. They won the first leg in Paris 3-1 (Doué. Kvaratskhelia and Nuno Medes) and were 2-0 up (Hakimi and Mendes) and seemingly coasting less than half an hour into the return. However a terrific fightback saw Villa eventually win 3-2 on the night and PSG had to withstand tremendous pressure to hold on for a 5-4 aggregate win. PSG were involved in another titanic battle in the Round of 16. Their clash with Liverpool went all the way to penalty kicks with Liverpool winning 1-0 in Paris and PSG were 1-0 winners in the second leg at Anfield before holding their nerve in the shoot out.
PSG looked in trouble at one stage in the league phase but they rallied to finish 14th with a record of 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. They won each of their last 3 in the new format to set up a play off with Brest. That proved to be the most one sided of match ups with PSG winning 10-0 on aggregate.
PSG coasted to the French Ligue 1 title finishing 19 points clear of Marseille and they beat Reims 3-0 in the final of the Coupe de France last weekend.
Inter
Inter booked their ticket to the final after an epic 7-6 aggregate win over Barcelona. The first leg in Spain finished 3-3 with Thuram and Dumfries (twice) on target for the Italians. Inter were 2-0 up at half time in the return through Martínez and a penalty from Çalhanoğlu but Barca stormed back to take a 3-2 lead. An injury time equalizer from Acerbi sent the tie to extra time where Frattesi popped up with the winner.
In the quarters Inter edged out Bayern Munich 4-3 aggregate on aggregate. They won the first leg 2-1 in Munich (Martinez and Frattesi) and an action packed second half of the return finished 2-2 (Martinez and Pavard) . Inter had to much for Feyenoord in the Ro16, winning the first leg 2-0 away from home and following up with a 2-1 victory in Milan.
Inter won 6, drew 1 and lost 1 of their league phase matches to finish fourth and advance straight to the Round of 16 and their only defeat came away to Leverkusen (1-0).
In Serie A Inter topped the log for much of the season but eventually finished as runners up to Napoli, just 1 point in arrears
The Betting
To lift the trophy via any method PSG are 6/10 and Inter are 5/4
Regulation time markets
PSG are 12/10, a draw is 24/10 and Inter are also 24/10
A game of 3 goals or more is 9/10 and it's 8/11 for both teams to score
Dembele is 5/1 to score the first goal and 17/10 to score anytime
Martinez is 6/1 to score the first goal and 22/10 to score anytime
The Verdict
Both sides have prevailed in some thrilling knockout round ties and have proved they have serious staying power in addition to an abundance of talent. With that in mind I'm keen on the chances of a score draw leading to extra time.
For a small additional interest I'm looking for a penalty to be awarded at any stage of normal time.
Bets: Match result and both teams to score?, draw and yes at 33/10 with Sportingbet (regulation time)
Penalty to be awarded? Yes at 2/1 with Sportingbet
Note, prices quoted are subject to change
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