FC Copenhagen VS Manchester City

FC Copenhagen and Manchester City lock horns in this UEFA Champions League Playoffs first leg clash at Parken Stadium early Wednesday morning Beijing time. This is the best of UEFA's club competitions. However, I do not expect this match to by of very high standards by this league's standards. It is expected to be a one-sided affair. Indeed, Manchester City are clearly the best team in the World and are also the reigning champions of Europe – and England. FC Copenhagen, on the other hand, are one of the smallest teams in the UEFA champions League in terms of players' total market value according to a German website Transfermarkt.com. The gigantic difference in class should become very clear in this match. I would not be surprised if the final score will be 0-4 or 1-5. Copengagen did play better than expected in the group stage but Manchester United were abysmal then and Galatasaray were, in fact, better than Copengahen in terms of expected points (xPTS)

Copenhagen are the reigning Champions of Denmark but have not played very well in the Superliga this season. Indeed, in fact they are only in third place at the moment, behind Midtjylland and Bröndby. The league is on a winter break and Copenhagen have not played a competitive game for a long time. This hurts their chances a lot here. City with elite players like de Bryune, Rodri etc will have too much skill for the hosts to handle. I usually do not bet on big favourites away from home but will make an exception here. We will take the -1.5 goals handicap with a 64% chance of winning. City will be motivated to score more goals even if they manage to take the lead. They have been on fire in the Premier League lately – after a difficult period late last year. They have no weaknesses in their game.

哥本哈根VS曼城

北京时间周三凌晨，哥本哈根足球俱乐部和曼城足球俱乐部将在帕肯体育场举行欧冠联赛季后赛首回合比赛。这是欧足联最好的俱乐部比赛。然而，我并不期望这场比赛以联赛的标准达到很高的水平。预计这将是一场一边倒的比赛。的确，曼城无疑是世界上最好的球队，也是欧洲和英格兰的卫冕冠军。另一方面，根据德国网站Transfermarkt.com的数据，就球员总市值而言，哥本哈根足球俱乐部是欧洲冠军联赛中最小的球队之一。在这场比赛中，阶级的巨大差异应该会变得非常明显。如果最终比分是0-4或1-5，我不会感到惊讶。哥本哈根队在小组赛的表现确实好于预期，但当时的曼联表现糟糕透顶，而加拉塔萨雷队在预期积分方面实际上比哥本哈根队要好。

哥本哈根是丹麦的卫冕冠军，但本赛季在超级联赛中表现不佳。事实上，他们目前只排在第三位，排在米特荷兰和Bröndby之后。联赛正处于冬歇期，哥本哈根已经很长时间没有参加正式比赛了。这让他们的机会大打折扣。拥有德布鲁内、罗德里等精英球员的曼城将会拥有东道主难以对付的技术。我通常不会在客场赌大热门，但在这里我将破例。我们以-1.5球的胜率为胜率为64%。即使曼城设法取得领先，他们也会有动力进更多的球。在经历了去年末的一段艰难时期后，他们最近在英超联赛中状态火热。他们在比赛中没有弱点。