Aarron Neville song, Komp?...I can hear it in my head, but forgot the name.
As to tonight's matches:
Lille look worth a punt. They knocked 4 past Lens at the weekend, and in these games the fact that the players can see the form of the strikers opens up their play a bit more. Sides can almost 'tense up' when they feel the attack isn't on form. See it all the time when a team maybe hesitate , or take a touch too many before releasing the ball up front because they don't have the total confidence in the strike force. No such worries for Lille.
They play tight as well, giving Sevilla a tough hurdle to overcome.
Steaua/Betis...fancy the
draw in this one. Betis will be delighted with a 1-1 here, if they can't get the win. 0-0 carries too much risk back home, but as obvious as these comments seem, the fact that they are missing defenders (Castellini and Lembo) should make them very cautious in giving up too much space. Tight game, fought on counters.
Udinese can't be backed with any confidence in their current form. I know they appear to up the ante in Euro games, but the odds are nowhere being realistic as a reflection of the two sides.
Levski took care of Artmedia in the last round and I rate that as a decent performance. Available
at around 6.00 they have to be punted to small stakes, but at bigger stakes in other bets eg
AH, double chance, euro handicap.
Udinese are 5pts from the relegation zone and that is way more important than this Cup. I'm not saying they will field a weaker side, but I just wonder how committed they will be in the tackle, you know. They are away to Palermo at the weekend, a side that is also in
UEFA action tonight.
The last 5 league games have seen them score exactly 1 per game...losing 3 and drawing twice. A side well worth taking on.