Champions League Betting: Liverpool underdogs to qualify for quarter-finals after first-leg loss
February 20, 2020 | News | No Comments
Jurgen Klopp’s side went down 1-0 at Atletico Madrid and are up against it to reach the quarter-finals and extend their defence of the title
Liverpool are underdogs to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League after falling to a 1-0 defeat at Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their last-16 clash.
Saul Niguez’s early goal gave Diego Simone’s side a deserved victory in the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano – the stadium where Liverpool won last season’s Champions League – and leaves the tie finely poised.
Although there is only a one-goal deficit for the reigning European champions to overturn, the lack of away goal means that bet365 make Jurgen Klopp’s side 10/11 (1.91) in the ‘to qualify’ market.
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Atletico are available at 4/5 (1.80), making them slight favourites, but are out at 8/1 (9.0) to become the first visiting team to win at Anfield in any competition since Chelsea won 2-1 there in September 2018.
A draw would also be enough for the Liga side and that is a 14/5 (3.80) shot with bet365, with Simeone highly likely to set his side up to protect their lead rather than necessarily add to it.
It is 10/11 (1.91) that the game features under 2.5 goals whilst a 0-0 draw is available at 9/1 (10.0). Atletico to keep a clean sheet is priced at 5/1 (6.0) and the visitors winning to nil is out at 11/1 (12.0).
However, that will be no easy task considering Liverpool have won their last 12 games at Anfield in all competitions. In fact, since drawing 0-0 with Bayern Munich in last year’s round of 16, they have won 25 of their 27 home matches.
It is no surprise, then, to see victory for the hosts priced at just 9/20 (1.45) whilst it is 11/8 (2.37) that Klopp’s men qualify inside 90 minutes.
That particular result would require Liverpool to win by more than a single goal and they will certainly take heart from the fact that they have kept a clean sheet in their last five home games.
Of course, holding Atletico to nil would mean that the Reds would guarantee extra time at a minimum whilst their potent attack scoring more than once would see them qualify for the next round.
Odds correct at the time of writing. Please gamble responsibly.
