Manchester United travel to the Bernabeu this evening as underdogs to defeat Real Madrid in what promises to be the match of the year so far. are offering a free £50 in-play bet on this match. Simply place a pre-match bet, then once the game kicks off, place an in-play bet and if your first in-play bet loses, they will refund your stake. This may be a very good opportunity to back Manchester United because effectively you will be getting a virtually free £50 wager on United e.g. Manchester United are currently 17/4 with (£50 @ odds of 17/4 will return £262.50 incl. stake) so with a £50 free bet / stake refund you would be getting odds of just over 9/1 for Manchester United (£50 @ odds of 17/4 will return £262.50 incl. stake plus £50 in-play bet at odds of 17/4 will return £525) – Of course if United don’t win you will get your in-play stake refunded.
Real Madrid have lost just one game in their last 9 games while United are unbeaten in 15 games.
If history is anything to go by we should be in for a treat. The two sides last met in 2003 and the games finished Manchester United 4:3 Real Madrid, Real Madrid 3:1 Manchester United.
Current betting odds – Real Madrid (8/13) Draw (18/5) Manchester United (17/4)
Gaming tips prediction – Real Madrid 1:2 Manchester United
Although Real Madrid are strong favourites with the bookmakers, they have looked very edgy at times this season and have had trouble finding the back of the net on several occasions. Manchester United will undoubtedly play counter-attacking football and this certainly seems the best way to break down a Real Madrid defense who have struggled on multiple occasions this season coupled with the fact that influential goalkeeper and team captain Iker Casillas will not be available for tonights game.
This match gets under way at 19:45 GMT+0 (20:45 local time) and can be watched live on Sky Sports.