El hat trick de Benzemá que pone al Real Madrid con un pie en semis

Una monstruosidad lo que jugó Karim Benzemá esta noche en Stamford Bridge, un hat trick suyo le dio al Real Madrid medio pase a las semis

Una monstruosidad lo que jugó Karim Benzemá esta noche en Stamford Bridge, un hat trick suyo le dio al Real Madrid medio pase a las semifinales de la Champions League, pegándole ni más ni menos que al campeón Chelsea.

Todo el juego el francés demostró que es el mejor delantero del momento, Benzemá no solo hace goles, asiste, da juego, hace paredes que rompen las defensas, roba pelotas y alienta todo el juego a sus compañeros sin parar, un verdadero líder.

El Real Madrid arrancó la fase de cuartos de final de manera contundente con tres goles de visitante que parecen imposibles de remontar para el Chelsea, Karim Benzemá dio cátedra de esfuerzo y talento, y con dos cabezazos letales y un robo de pelota increíble, el ‘Gato’ se llevó la noche y posiblemente la fase. ¿Está el Real Madrid para campeón?

El Chelsea tiene mucho que replantearse si pretende defender mejor la corona ya sumamente abollada, en casa y contra un rival de mucha jerarquía. Los Blues tendrán que ir a buscar al Bernabeu tres goles y no recibir ninguno si quieren avanzar de ronda.

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EPL: Chelsea vs. Manchester City odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Thursday’s Chelsea and Manchester City English Premier League soccer matchup, with soccer betting odds, picks and best bets.

Chelsea (15 wins, 6 draws, 9 losses) welcomes Manchester City (20-3-7) Thursday at 3:15 p.m. ET in a battle between two clubs in the top four of the English Premier League table. We analyze the Chelsea-Manchester City sports betting odds and lines, while providing English Premier League betting tips and picks around this matchup.

Chelsea vs. Manchester City: Key injuries

Chelsea

  • F Callum Hudson-Odoi (ankle) questionable
  • D Fikayo Tomori (muscular) out
  • MF Marco van Ginkel (cruciate ligament) out

Manchester City

  • F Sergio Aguero (knee) out
  • GK Claudio Bravo (thigh) questionable
  • D Eric Garcia (concussion) out
  • D Aymeric Laporte (hamstring) doubtful
  • F Leroy Sane (knee) doubtful
  • D John Stones (ankle) questionable

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Chelsea vs. Manchester City: EPL odds, betting lines and picks

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday at 9:35 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Manchester City 2, Chelsea 1

Moneyline (ML)

MAN CITY (-125) has been on a mission since returning from the three-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. The team has posted a pair of clean sheets against Burnley (5-0) and vs. Arsenal (3-0). Now, it will try to upend Chelsea (+310), which lurks fourth in the EPL table, but 12 points back of second-place Man City. It won’t be a blowout at Stamford Bridge in Fulham, but Man City will come away with three points on this business trip.

MAN CITY TO WIN AND BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE (+210) is a value play. Man City is not going to keep rattling off clean sheets, and The Blues are easily the most potent offense it will have faced since returning.

Over/Under (O/U)

UNDER 3.5 (-200) will cost you a pretty penny, but this one shouldn’t see more than three goals. Man City has been locking it down on defense, while Chelsea yielded just one goal to Aston Villa in its only game since the return. Plus, Chelsea has coughed up only one goal in the past three matches across all competitions. In addition, Man City lost striker and leading goal scorer Sergio Aguero (16 goals, 24 matches) to a knee injury Monday vs. Burnley – manager Pep Guardiola said after the game that it “doesn’t look good.” Unfortunately for Man City, Aguero is expected to miss the remainder of the EPL campaign.

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