Champions League on Betfair: Barcelona new favourites following Spurs' dramatic win over Man Ctiy

Mike Norman
18 April 2019

Mauricio Pochettino had plenty to smile about following Spurs dramatic aggregate win over Man City

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In one of the all-time great Champions League encounters Tottenham have edged past Manchester City to reach the semi-final, meaning Barcelona are the new favourites to lift the trophy...

To Win the Champions League;

- Barcelona 2.727/4
- Liverpool 3.613/5
- Tottenham 5.39/2
- Ajax 6.05/1

*Odds correct as of 08:00 Thursday 18 April

Barcelona are the new 2.727/4 favourites to win this season's Champions League following their 4-0 aggregate win over Manchester United and Man City's dramatic exit at the hands of Tottenham on Wednesday night.

The La Liga leaders cruised past United with a Lionel Messi-inspired 3-0 win at the Camp Nou on Tuesday evening, but it was the action at the Etihad Stadium 24 hours later that had everyone on the edge of their seats.

Goals galore in memorable encounter

Spurs held a 1-0 lead from their meeting at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last week knowing that an away goal would mean Man City would need to score at least three to progress. What very few people expected was Mauricio Pochettino's men to score two goals at the Etihad inside 10 minutes!

Son Heung-min's early brace incredibly came after Raheem Sterling had given City the lead on the night, but it meant Spurs were in full control of the tie with Pep Guardiola's men needing to score at least three more.

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They didn't take long about reducing the arrears however, Bernardo Silva's deflected shot finding the net in the 11th minute before Sterling added his second 10 minutes later, making it 3-2 on the night and 3-3 on aggregate.

The Citizens poured forward in the second half an edged ahead in the tie thanks to Sergio Aguero's powerful near-post finish on the hour mark. But the real drama was still to come.

VAR - which could easily have stood for Very Anxious Review in this particular game - was called into action twice as first Fernando Llorente levelled the aggregate score once more in the 73rd minute before Sterling had seemingly won the tie in stoppage time.

Following an on-field review the referee awarded Llorente's goal having decided that the final touch came off his thigh rather than his arm, but Sterling's goal was correctly ruled out for offside, breaking the hearts of the home faithful.

The 4-3 Correct Score was matched at a high of 330.0329/1 on the night, while the game wouldn't have been a great watch for those who backed the Under 6.5 Goals option at just 1.051/20.

Spurs will now face Ajax - conquerors of Real Madrid and Juventus already in the knock-out stages - in the semi-final and the Lilywhite can be backed at 5.39/2 to lift the trophy with the Dutch side trading as the outsiders at 6.05/1.

Reds ease past Porto to set up Barca clash

Liverpool are the second favourites in the competition - available to back at 3.613/5 - after Jurgen Klopp's men thrashed Porto 4-1, giving them a 6-1 aggregate victory.

Goals from Sadio Mane, Mo Salah, Roberto Firmino and Virgil van Dijk sealed the emphatic win, setting up a semi-final with Barcelona in what promises to be a mouthwatering encounter.

The Reds will travel to Spain for the first leg on Wednesday 1 May while Spurs will host Ajax in their semi-final first leg 24 hours earlier.

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