Champs League Betting for Matchday Two

With 16 matches to be played on Matchday Two of the 2009-10 European Champions League, there are plenty of specials to be had at all of the major bookmakers.

Liverpool and star striker Fernando Torres travel to Fiorentina, and Paddy Power is promoting specials on whether the Merseyside club can continue its hot run of form. Liverpool is 10/11 to come away from Italy with all three points, while the home side is 11/4 and a draw is paying 12/5. Of particular interest are the odds on goal scorers. Torres is a hot 4/1 favorite to net the first goal in the match, and 11/10 to score at least one goal over the 90 minutes.

William Hill is offering 11/4 odds on whether England's big four can all win in Europe this week. All four teams are favorites to win their respective matches, with Arsenal a tight 1/5 to win at home against Greek club Olympiacos, Liverpool 10/11 to beat Fiorentina, Chelsea 1/4 to win at APOEL Nicosia of Cyprus, and Manchester United 4/11 to defeat German champions VfL Wolfsburg at Old Trafford.

Ladbrokes is predicting that Barcelona vs Dynamo Kiev will be the highest-scoring of the eight matches being played on Tuesday, offering 9/4 on a goal fest at the Nou Camp stadium. Arsenal and Olympiacos are second favorites at 9/2, while AZ Alkmaar vs Standard Liege and Debrecen vs Lyon are also considered possibilities at 7/1.

Barcelona is still tournament favorite with all major bookmakers, hovering at around 4/1 just ahead of arch-rivals Real Madrid.