Champions League Results: 3-2 in Florence matched at 95 as Gunners also open fire

Champions League / Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 09 March 2010 / Leave a Comment

Nasri celebrates his goal but it was Bendtner who was the real star of the show with a hat-trick

"The Italians were matched at 3.5 to win the match and that was ultimately a winning bet, as was the 3.7 Bayern were matched at to qualify. The big winning punters were those who predicted the 3-2 scoreline though, that was matched at the most attractive odds of 95.0."

Arsenal put five past FC Porto as Fiorentina crash out on away goals in Florence....

Arsenal sent a chilling message to the remaining Champions League contenders that they mean business after dumping FC Porto out of the competition by winning the second leg 5-0. A hat-trick from Nicklas Bendtner did most of the damage in a game where they were matched at a high of [1.7] on Betfair to win. The Gunners had been matched at a high of [2.2] to qualify when trailing Porto 1-0 in the first leg.

It was a good night for those who had predicted plenty of goals with odds of [10.0] being matched on both the "any unquoted" scorelines and on five or more goals being scored in the match. Although they are already in the quarter-finals, Arsenal are still the biggest priced of the three English teams to win the Champions League at odds of [10.0.] Despite still having tricky second legs against AC Milan and Inter Milan to negotiate, Manchester United and Chelsea are both trading at [7.0].

If it was goals you wanted, another five were scored in Florence this evening as Fiorentina beat Bayern Munich 3-2, yet still went out on the away goals rule. The Italians were matched at 3.5 to win the match and that was ultimately a winning bet, as was the [3.7] Bayern were matched at to qualify. The big winning punters were those who predicted the 3-2 scoreline though, that was matched at the most attractive odds of [95.0]. Having been matched at a high of 150 to win this competition whilst seriously struggling in the group stages, Louis Van Gaal's team are now chalked up at [14.5] on Betfair to go all the way.