The Specialists
With combined football punditry experience of more than 150 years, they have reported on World Cup Finals, Champions League Finals and the biggest leagues in the world. Their weekly broadcasts air to a TV audience of more than 100,000,000 and they write newspaper columns and blogs read globally. Betfair is proud to present... The Specialists.
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International experts in the beautiful game. Offering you unrivalled match previews, betting tips and football insight.
Andy Gray 
Andy has been the UK’s leading football pundit for over 20 years. An ex-international footballer winning trophies with Aston Villa and Everton; Andy is now a lead commentator on Sky Sports and widely known as one of the most respected voices in football.
Bozydar Iwanow 
Bozydar is a figure in football TV punditry in Poland. His highest accolade is being featured as one of the youngest sports commentators in European football, as well as commentating on 3 world cups.
Jonas Dahlquist 
Jonas is widely recognized in Sweden as the leading football expert in European football. Hosting one of the most popular footballing TV shows in his homeland; Jonas is loved for his modest yet unique style of football punditry
Maldini 
Maldini is considered, by far, one of the leading International football experts in Spain. After years in the media, he now leads the charge in covering the top games across Europe on TV, Radio and regular newspaper columns.
Marcel Merciak 
Marcel is a leading sports commentator and widely known as one of the most respected football experts in Slovakia. He has been commenting the football matches since 1995 including 3 World Cups, 4 Euro Cups, last 7 seasons of Champions league or Premier league matches.
The Specialists write off Chelsea and co
England is the best represented nation in the Champions League quarter-finals with three of the eight survivors, however every single Specialist has written them off, believing that Barcelona are destined to be crowned champions again. Read more
Messi to retain Champions League honour
Lionel Messi has been Champions League top scorer in each of the last two seasons and is the pick of many of our Specialists to outdo his rivals once again, though cases are presented for two former team-mates... Read more
All five Specialists are backing Barcelona
We asked each of Betfair's Specialists - pundits from across the continent with immense experience and knowledge of European football - who they thought would win the Champions League and the verdict was unanimous... Read more
AC Milan v Ajax - "Easy victory for hosts"
It's shaping up to be a season to remember for AC Milan, with the end of their four-year trophy drought closer than ever. Slovakian Specialist Marcel Merciak expects them to beat managerless Ajax. Read more
Werder Bremen v Inter - "Back the draw"
Our Slovakian Specialist Marcel Merciak expects Inter Milan's slump to continue with a draw in their final Champions League group game in Germany which could see them miss out on top spot in Group A. Read more
Rangers v Man Utd - "The Gers will do it"
Specialist Andy Gray is backing his beloved Rangers to end Manchester United's 27-match unbeaten run in their Champions League collision at Ibrox, while he fancies Tottenham and Inter Milan to triumph. Read more
Champions League - "Tottenham will win"
Spanish Specialist Maldini runs the rule over four of this week's Champions League matches, predicting that Tottenham and Rubin Kazan will get the better of Werder Bremen and FC Copenhagen. Read more
Chelsea v Zilina - "Easy win for Blues"
Andy Gray reckons Chelsea have been presented with a great opportunity to get back on track at home to MSK Zilina in the Champions League, plus he offers his verdict on Roma's clash with Bayern Munich. Read more
AC Milan v Real Madrid - "Real to deliver"
Jose Mourinho returns to the San Siro, the home of his former club Inter Milan and a ground that Real Madrid have never won at. Swedish Specialist Jonas Dahlquist expects that record to be ended. Read more
Champions League - "Bayern to stumble"
Russian expert Vasily Utkin offers a few tips on three of this week's Champions League group games, and he thinks that Rangers, Barcelona and Bayern Munich will all fail to win on their travels. Read more