Real Madrid Copenhagen & Juventus Galatasaray odds add spice to Champions League Group B
Latest Real Madrid Copenhagen odds and Juventus Galatasaray odds as Group B heats up in the Champions League betting.
Real Madrid and Juventus are short odds of 1/12 and 1/3 respectively to pick up home wins against Copenhagen and Galatasaray in Group B, as the Turkish side welcome their new manager Roberto Mancini.
Having comfortably brushed off Turkish champions Galatasaray in the first game, Real Madrid will be looking for a repeat performance as they host Danish champions FC Copenhagen.
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Carlo Ancelotti’s side will be eager to get back to winning ways after losing their first game of the season to arch-rvials Atletico on Saturday night leaving Los Blancos in 3rd place.
Once again, Gareth Bale is set to miss yet another home game for his new club after aggravating a previous thigh injury during training on Monday morning.
Alongside that, the club will be still be without midfield dynamo Xabi Alonso who is still recovering from a broken foot that he sustained at the end of last season.
But they face a FC Copenhagen side that are in their worst form for some time with the club having won 2 of their first 10 games and are actually languishing in the relegation zone of the Danish Superliga.
The bad news is even worse for Stale Solbakken who saw his team lose 3-2 to arch rivals Brondby on Sunday despite having much of his first team available for selection including well known players such as Claudemir and Cesar Santin.
In the other Group B game, new Galatasaray boss Roberto Mancini could come face to face with former Man City striker Carlos Tevez in the game at Juventus Stadium.
Tevez left the Eithad Stadium and joined the reigning Serie A champions in the summer however his participation could be threatened by an ankle injury that he sustained during the Turin derby against Torino on Sunday.
Aside from that, Juventus boss will be hoping that his side will be able to continue their strong form that has seen them go on an 8 match unbeaten streak in all competitions.
Meanwhile, Mancini will be taking charge of his first game for the Turkish giants who sacked Fatih Terim after the club managed just one win during their first five games of the season.
The Turkish side are with a relatively strong first team with the likes of Didier Drogba and Emmanuel Eboue expected to feature in the game although Hamit Altintop is still out with a hip problem. ‘
Knowing that their opponents are in poor domestic form will certainly be news for both Real Madrid and Juventus and both teams are likely to inflict more misery on both Copenhagen’s and Galatasaray’s poor starts to the season.
