Manchester City v Barcelona Betting Tips and Predictions

Manchester City play Barcelona in the Champions League last 16 first leg on Tuesday 18th February and we have got free football betting tips for the match.

There are few games in a season where you abandon your own allegiances and simply look forward to 22 lads running around in their boots playing some sexy soccerball. Such a match takes place on Tuesday evening as Futbol Club Barcelona land in Manchester to take on Manchester City in Round 16 on the Champions League.

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Both sides are scoring for fun and they have amassed an incredible 137 league goals between them so far this season and have scored 34 in this year’s Champions League so it makes sense to focus on the goals market for our first football betting tips. I’m torn between +1.5 goals in the first half or +3.5 goals. Both sides have achieved the former in four of the six Champions League matches whilst the latter has been achieved by city four times and Barcelona thrice. I’m opting for the half time selection because in the three away games they have played so far this season each game has been under 3.5 goals. Take 13/8 with Coral for two or more goals to happen in the first half.

It’s hard to get a gauge on the outright market as a case can be made for all outcomes. City are a massive 2/1 with Bet365, Barcelona are a tempting 6/4 whilst the draw is a standout 13/5 with Bet Victor.

Barcelona despite their dominance of this competition in recent years can struggle away from Camp Nou. They managed a narrow 1-0 victory away to Celtic, whilst failing to beat a poor AC Milan side and losing to Ajax who played much of the game with 10 men. They have struggled against English teams in the past winning just once in nine matches and they have lost five of those games. Whilst 2/1 does catch the eye I’m siding with City in the draw no bet category for the next of my football betting tips. Currently 23/20 with BetVictor it pays to err on the side of caution on this occasion.

One man who will wanting to put on a performance is man mountain Yaya Touré. The ex-Barcelona player will line up against his former teammates on Tuesday night and will want to show his previous employers exactly what they have been missing. He’s scored 15 goals in all competitions, takes free kicks and penalties and at 10/1 to score first with Bet365 he must be backed and we’ll do him e/w as a saver.

That was going to be the last bet but then a price caught my eye. Yaya is 11/5 with Unibet to be shown a card (5/4 with BetVictor). He’s been booked three times in the Champions League so far and one miss timed tackle will result in Spanish theatrics and a card is more than likely to be shown by referee Jonas Eriksson. The ref is famed for trying to let play flow but has shown 11 cards in the three matches he has officiated in in this year’s Champions League. Purely on the price available and like Yaya himself, 11/5 is far too big to be to be ignored.

Manchester City vs Barcelona Betting Tips

+1.5 goals at half time 13/8 – bet now at Coral

City – Draw no bet  23/20 – bet now at Bet Victor

Yaya Touré to score first (e/w) 10/1 – bet now at Bet365

Yaya Touré to be shown a card @ 11/5 @ Unibet

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