The Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow hosts an all English 2008 Champions League Final between Manchester United and Chelsea. With recently rivalry between the clubs at the highest point it’s ever been it’s easy to see why this is one of the most anticipated betting matches of this season. Two of our leading partners, Betfair and Skybet, are adding more fuel to the fire by offering free bets that can be used during the Champions League Final.

Manchester United needs no introduction as they are well known for being a world force in club football. They will be hoping for a repeat of their famous 1998/99 Champions League victory where they upset the odds and with their form coming into this year’s final, who would bet against them? They finished top of Group F with 5 wins and a draw from their six ties, scoring 13 goals and only conceding four, which is impressive as their group contained top teams in AS Roma, Sporting Lisbon and Dynamo Kiev. A 2-1 aggregate victory over French team Lyon set up a quarter-final game with Roma which the sailed through with a 3-0 aggregate score. A 1-0 home win against the Spanish giants, Barcelona, booked their place in Moscow for the final.

Chelsea had a stuttering campaign in Group B, winning 3 and drawing 3 of their six games despite having, on paper, an easier group, if such a thing exists in this competition, containing Schalke, Rosenborg and Valencia. They brushed aside Olympiacos if Greece in the first knockout stages, cruising to a 3-0 home win and then a 0-0 draw in Athens. They then scraped through against Turkish outfit Fenerbache having won 2-0 at home but losing 2-1 on Turkish soil to set up an all-English semi final against Liverpool. Their semi-final game against Liverpool was a hard fought affair and their 3-2 home victory helped them on their way to a 4-3 aggregate win to seal their place in this year’s final.

Both teams are more than capable to scoring plenty of goals and Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo is evidence of this as he is this year’s leading scorer in the competition with 7 gaols to his name. If Chelsea manager Avram Grant wants to steer his team to victory in Moscow you can bet he will have to figure out a plan to shut down the Portuguese superstar. Will Ronaldo make it 8 goals in this year’s competition? With free bets available from Betfair and Skybet you can put make money from your predictions on options such as half-time/full-time scores, first goal scorer, number of yellow cards and of course the overall winner of the UEFA Champions League.

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