Lay Atletico Madrid at home to Segunda Celta
Sevilla and Getafe both have at least a foot - perhaps even one-and-a-half - in the Copa del Rey semi-finals after impressive away first leg wins over Deportivo and Mallorca but all is still to play for in the other half of the draw. We've looked at tonight's last-eight clashes to suss out the best bets....
Racing Santander v Osasuna
The hosts saw off the stars of the tournament, Alcorcon, in the last round, to earn a tie with Osasuna, whose La Liga record this season is identical to theirs (P18 W5 D5 L8).
Racing are on great form though. They've gone five matches unbeaten, as well as winning five of their last eight, so should be backed at [2.16].
This year's Copa del Rey has been crammed full of goals but the two sides' last seven meetings have all fallen shy of the 2.5 goal mark. As a result, under 2.5 is [1.66].
Osasuna have failed to score in four of their last seven so also look at the home clean sheet at [2.44] and correct scores of 1-0 and 2-0 at [7.6] and [10.5].
Atletico Madrid v Celta Vigo
It's been a fairly miserable season for Atletico but a kind draw, coupled with early exits for La Liga's top three, has presented the nine-time winners with a huge opportunity to end their 14-year drought.
They've yet to face a top-flight club and tonight meet the only lower league team left in the competition - a struggling one at that - and, to make things even sweeter, all the remaining top-half outfits are in the opposite half of the draw.
Quique Sanchez Flores' men made a mess of things in the last round, losing 3-0 away to Recreativo Huelva before recovering astoundingly well to win the second leg 5-1.
Atletico will want to avoid any more dramas but Celta have won all their Copa games on the road this season, overcoming Villarreal in the last round, so it may be worth laying the home side at [1.4].
Fancy Atletico to claim some silverware despite their miserable start to the season? They're [3.5] second favourites to lift the cup...
Published: 21 Jan 2010 - Tags: Alcorcon , Celta Vigo , Osasuna , Quique Sanchez Flores , Racing de Santander








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