In group G, two old rivals will meet once again, the most anticipate game of Matchday 3, Real Madrid v AC Milan.
Real Madrid, currently first in the group with the full amount of points (6) after 2 victories over Ajax at home and over Auxerre with 1:0 away
Milan on the other hand is 2nd in the group with 4 points, winning over Auxerre at home and tying away with Ajax 1:1.
In the past 8 years, both teams have met 4 times in the Champions League, where their last meeting was in last year’s edition of the tournament.
AC Milan was able to win the game on Bernabeu with 2:3 and get out a draw game at home 1:1. In the 2002/2003 edition however, Real won with 3:1, but lost the visit in Milano with 0:1
However things changed, and manager of Real Madrid is former Inter’s coach Jose Mourinho. Having beaten AC Milan 3 times in Italy, Mourinho is familiar with what has to be done, in order to get the 3 points out of this game.
Here are some more interesting facts about the two teams:
* Real Madrid have won none and lost five of the last six matches against Italian opponents in the Champions League.
* Milan and Real have played each other in 13 matches, all in Europe’s premier competition, with the Italians winning six, the Spanish side five and two games being drawn.
* Real have won four and drawn one of the six home meetings with Milan, but the Italians won 3-2 at the Bernabeu in last season’s group stage.
Prediction?
Real Madrid to win @ 1.63 (Bet with the highest odds at Betfair.com – 25£ FREE BET): Last year’s defeat from Milan at home, was a bit surprising and I am sure Real have learned their lesson. Having a new manager that has beaten 3 times Milan last year is encouraging enough to believe, that Real will get the 3 points in this game.
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