Two European\nheavyweights go toe-to-toe in the Champions League semi-final tie as Barcelona\nand Liverpool battle it out for a place at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After struggling to go\npast the quarterfinals for three successive campaigns, the Catalan giants have\nbooked a ticket for the Champions League top four after beating Olympique\nLyonnais and Manchester United in the previous two knockout stage rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the other hand, the Reds have an opportunity<\/a> to break into their second straight Champions League final after outclassing Bayern Munich and\nPorto in the last two rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Led by one of the\ngreatest football players ever, Lionel Messi, the Catalans have hammered\nManchester United in the quarter-finals, dumping them out of the competition\n4-0 on aggregate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This Champions League\ncampaign’s leading goalscorer has already netted ten goals, with two of them\ncoming in the return leg of their quarter-final tie with the Red Devils. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Argentinean has\nalso registered more attempts on target than any other player in Europe’s\ntop-tier competition (20), and it’s hard to see Barcelona scoring against\nLiverpool without Messi’s name on the scorecard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Well aware of Messi’s\ncapability in front of goal, Bet365 put him at 61\/100 (1.61) to find the net in\nthe first game of this two-legged tie and also offer 13\/5 (3.60) on the\n31-year-old to draw first blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Messi’s partner in\ncrime, Luis Suarez, is given 19\/20 (1.95) chances of beating Alisson Becker\nalthough the Uruguayan striker has so far surprisingly failed to open his\ngoalscoring account in the Champions League this campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, Liverpool\nalso have their own talisman, as Mohamed Salah seems to be rediscovering his\n‘killer instinct’ in the final third. After drawing a blank in six consecutive\nPremier League games, the Egyptian superstar has bagged three goals in four of\nhis previous top-flight outings for the Reds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A potential worry for\nJurgen Klopp could be that pacey left-footed forward managed just four goals in\nten Champions League appearances this term, with only one coming in four\nknockout stage clashes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nonetheless, former AS\nRoma man is priced at 81\/50 (2.62) to hurt Barcelona at Camp Nou, with his\nfellow offensive colleagues Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane both put at 13\/5\n(3.60) to place the ball behind Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Considering both sides\nhave devastating firepower on their books, goals should not be in short supply\nin this fixture. Probably because of the fact the Blaugrana have notched 2+\nmatch goals in four of five Champions League home clashes, Bet365 put them at\n61\/100 (1.61) to score over 1.5 match goals here. Liverpool will hardly abandon\ntheir attacking-minded football, which is why 61\/100 (1.61) for both teams to\nscore seems like a reasonable bet. For those who are looking to try their luck\nwith online betting but are yet to gobble much-needed experience, bet\n10 get 30 offers<\/a> could be\nthe right opportunity to save some money but still enjoy playing. Notably\nimproved in the final third over the past few weeks, the Merseysiders have gone\nfrom six straight away games in which they’ve scored one goal or less to five\nconsecutive meetings in which they’ve bagged at least two. Therefore, 7\/4\n(2.75) on Liverpool to score two or more in Catalonia could be attractive for\nthe brave ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n