Home And Away: Brondby won't cope with Danish leaders

Daily Tipping / Jonno Turner / 05 April 2012 / Leave a Comment

Denmark international Lars Jacobsen forms part of Copenhagen's defence

Jonno Turner is combining marriage jokes with Danish and Europa League insight in his latest column...

I just read that last year 4,153,237 people got married. Now, I don't want to start any trouble, but shouldn't that be an even number?

Marriage isn't all it's cracked up to be. I married a stunning 18-year-old busty lingerie model once to stop her from being deported. Thank goodness Essex girls are so thick.

I've been engaged a few times, but married just the once. There's been quite a few near Mrs.

Anyway, I digress. We're off to Denmark for our first tip of the day as FC Copenhagen welcome Brondby to the Parken Stadium.

The hosts have lost just once in their last ten Superliga outings and that run has seen them cement their position at the top of the table, with 23 games gone.

And they look in pole position to repeat last season's title success as long as they can keep grinding out the results.

Boss Carsten Jensen has seen his side lose just once in 34 home league matches and the Løverne will be highly confident that they can continue that run as they prepare to face Aurelijus Skarbalius' Brondby side.

The visitors have won just once in their last nine league games on the road and have scored only four goals in their last six on their travels.

That poor form has left the biggest club in Denmark in crisis, seventh in the table and a whopping 17 points behind their opponents this evening.

The last time these two sides met at the Parken, Copenhagen ran out 3-1 winners in comfortable style, and I think that this will be another home win for Jensen's side.

Bet 1: FC Copenhagen (HOME) to win @ [1.76]

I've been asked out by a number of sexy women this week. Sadly, that number is zero.

Switching our attention to the Europa League quarter-finals now, Atletico Madrid travel to Hannover looking to protect their slim 2-1 lead from the first leg.

The Spaniards were impressive at the Vicente Calderon last week, but boss Diego Simeone will be desperate for his side to stay focussed going into this game in Germany.

A goal for the visitors would all but kill this tie, and I think that the Argentine will look to attack the home side and draw a mistake from the Hannover defence, which has conceded 16 goals in their last nine outings.

Mirko Slomka's side sit fifth in the Bundesliga table, but have been in mixed form of late domestically, winning just two of their last six. The pressure is on Die Roten not to concede, but they have only kept one clean sheet in their last nine games.

Atletico have won their last three away games in this competition comfortably, scoring seven and conceding just one, and I think that the Spaniards have too much quality not to secure their place in the semi-finals.

Bet 2: Atletico Madrid (AWAY) to win @ [2.46]

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Midweek Internationals Results: Villa pair save England's Danish bacon

Internationals / Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 09 February 2011 / Leave a Comment

Villa trio. Ashley Young and Darren Bent celebrate as Stewart Downing looks on.

"In truth it was a match with few chances and a few big names missing but beating the five-time World Champions is always a big scalp and those who backed Les Bleus to do so at a high of 3.7 will have enjoyed the French victory."

England secured a good win away to Denmark whilst France beat Brazil and Lionel Messi once again got the better of Cristiano Ronaldo.

England secured a decent win against a Denmark side who have made themselves pretty hard to beat these days. All three goalscorers were Premier League-based players, Liverpool's Daniel Agger opening the scoring before Aston Villa's Darren Bent equalised; Bent's Villa team-mate Ashley Young scored the winner in England's 2-1 win.

England were matched at [4.9] In-Play when going 1-0 down and at [11.0] to win by 2-1. Former Sunderland man Bent was matched at [4.9] to score at anytime.

In one of the three most glamorous games of the evening France hosted and beat Brazil, who had a man sent off just before half-time. In truth it was a match with few chances and a few big names missing but beating the five-time World Champions is always a big scalp and those who backed Les Bleus to do so at a high of [3.7] will have enjoyed the French victory.

Another mouth-watering match was Portugal against Argentina, or Lionel Messi against Cristiano Ronaldo as it was described in some places, so it was fitting that both players scored. The Real Madrid striker was matched at a high of [4.0] to score at anytime whilst Lionel Messi scored from the spot with virtually the last kick of the game. Ronaldo's Real team-mate Angel Di Maria scored Argentina's other goal. The final 2-1 scoreline was backed at [11.0].

Elsewhere Germany and Italy also drew one apiece and the Netherlands got the better of Austria.

In the Carling Cup Of Nations Scotland got off to the best possible start by beating Northern Ireland 3-0.

England secured a good win away to Denmark whilst France beat Brazil and Lionel Messi once again got the better of Cristiano Ronaldo....

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