The aura of invincibility surrounding Manchester City in domestic football has been dented a little lately and there is no doubt that Tottenham Hotspur will fancy their chances of becoming the first side to win at the Etihad in the Premier League this season.
This is a much different Spurs team to the one that was comprehensively put to the sword by Roberto Mancini’s table-toppers at White Hart Lane in August, even though the personnel hasn’t changed that much. Harry Redknapp’s team have only lost once in the league since that day, though there has probably been more draws recently than the manager would like. Strug
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The second day of the Australian Open gets underway in the early hours of Tuesday morning with the defending champion and No.1 seed Novak Djokovic beginning his campaign against the world No.109 Paolo Lorenzi (1/20 Djokovic to win 3-0 in sets). He is up second on the Rod Laver Arena after the completion of Petra Kvitova’s match against Vera Dushevina (Kvitova 1/33 to beat Dushevina). Last year’s winner at SW19 is the pre-tournament favourite here in Melbourne (Kvitova 5/2 to win Australian Open) and she should have no problems dispatching her opponent who is ranked 80 places below her.
Cristiano Ronaldo has only managed two goals in all the Clasico encounters he has ever participated in. In contrast, Messi has already grabbed 13. Because of that and his most recent displays for the Blancos the Portuguese forward has come under fire from media sources as the two giants meet again. It may not be as glamorous as last year’s cup final but it will be red hot all the same. In order to increase the excitement are giving a free €5 bet to all players betting live on the match. The total amount which has to be placed on any of the live markets offered has to be at least €5.