Champions League Final Tips & Betting Predictions
The football season reaches its climax on Saturday with Juventus and Barcelona targeting a monumental treble in the 2015 UEFA Champions League final.
Southampton’s game at Manchester City and Aston Villa’s home tie against Burnley make up our Premier League football tips this weekend.
Premier League Football Tips
Juventus (5.50) v Barcelona (1.62); Draw (4.00)
Barcelona will head into the game as favourites given their dominance this season and especially after their convincing semi-final victory over German giants Bayern Munich.
The deadly trio of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez will come up against the Italian giants renowned for their defending over the decades.
Barcelona recently defeated Atletico Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final 3-1, with Lionel Messi scoring one of the goals of the season to open the scoring. Juventus meanwhile won the Coppa Italia back over two weeks agoto seal their domestic double.
Maximilian Allegri elected to field a number of players who are likely to feature in the Champions League final in the recent 2-2 draw with Verona, but Giorgio Chiellini will miss out through injury.
Juventus Probable Lineup: Buffon; Evra, Bonucci, Barzagli, Lichtsteiner; Marchisio, Pirlo, Pogba, Vidal; Tevez, Morata
Barca coach Luis Enrique is unlikely going to get sentimental with Xavi and although the veteran midfielder may have to make do with a place on the bench, the midfielder is likely to make his last ever appearance for Barcelona on the pitch in Berlin.
Barcelona Probable Lineup: Ter Stegen; Jordi Alba, Mascherano, Pique, Dani Alves; Iniesta, Rakitic, Busquets; Neymar, Suarez, Messi.
It is hard to see past Barcelona given the menacing strike force they have at their disposal and despite Juventus knocking out reigning European champions, Real Madrid in the last round a defeat for the favourites seems unlikely.
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Author Credit: Jonathan Day
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