Juventus hasn’t lost a game so far in Champions League play, winning eight of the 11 games it has played and drawing the other three. The Italian club will look to continue its dominance this Tuesday against AS Monaco in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal.
Champions League semifinal odds 2017: Juventus, Real Madrid betting favorites this week
Juventus hosts AS Monaco and Atletico Madrid hosts Real Madrid this week in the second legs of their semifinal matchups of the 2017 Champions League.
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Juventus is a -165 betting favorite to win at home in Turin on Tuesday at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. This club stunned bettors with its dominant performance over Barcelona in the quarterfinals, winning 3-0 at home and drawing 0-0 in Barcelona to advance into this round.
The 0-0 draw in April was Juventus’ fifth straight clean sheet, with the team scoring eight goals over that five-game stretch. Juventus is on its way to a sixth straight Serie A title this season and would like to establish itself as an international powerhouse with a win in the Champions League.
Monaco suffered a disastrous result in the first leg of the semifinal, losing to Juventus 2-0 at home. Now, the club will be tasked with trying to become the first team in UEFA Champions League history to erase a two-goal deficit on the road in the semifinals. The road team is going off at +450 to pull off a road upset and +295 to play to a draw.
On Wednesday, the Champions League semifinals wrap up with Atletico Madrid going off at +160 at home against Real Madrid, who are a slight favorite to win outright on the road at +155 with draw odds going off at +245.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored all three goals in Real Madrid’s 3-0 win at home over rival Atletico in the first leg of this semifinal. Ronaldo has scored 10 goals in this year’s Champions League and is the tournament’s all-time leading goal scorer with 103 goals. Real Madrid is unbeaten in its last four games against Atletico Madrid with a 3-0-1 record over that stretch.
These two teams met in the UEFA Champions League Final in both 2014 and 2016, with Real coming out on top both times. Atletico Madrid came into this semifinal hungry for revenge, but barring a remarkable blowout win on Wednesday it may have to wait another year for a shot at Champions League glory over its rival.
Champions League Futures via OddsShark.com
Real Madrid -125
Juventus +100
Atletico Madrid +4000
Monaco +4000
