The biggest club game of the European season takes place this Saturday at Wembley as Spanish giants Real Madrid look to be crowned European champions for a record-extending 15th time when they face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final.
But that isn’t the only crucial match on Saturday as the action continues across the globe. As well as the showpiece final in London, our tips today take us stateside to the MLS as well as to the Allsvenskan in Sweden.
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Bet of the Day
New York Red Bulls to win @ 7/10
Sitting fourth in the Eastern Conference with 26 points to their name, New York Red Bulls have enjoyed a strong start to their campaign in the MLS.
A 3-1 success over Charlotte last time out saw Sandro Schwarz’s side return to winning ways and they continue to harbour real ambitions of reaching just the second MLS Cup final in their history, having finished runners-up to Columbus Crew back in 2008.
This weekend they welcome Orlando City to the Red Bull Arena, with the Lions having started their campaign in contrasting form to their hosts, winning just four of their first 15 league outings of the season.
As a result, the visitors sit outside of the current play-off picture and with the odds stacked against them again in this clash, more misery could follow with their current five-match unbeaten run against the Red Bulls looking set to end.
Special of the day
Malmö to win and & over 3.5 goals @ 23/10
After winning the Swedish Allsvenskan on goal difference last season, Malmö have made an strong start to their title defence as they sit six points clear at the top of the table after 12 games.
Taking 10 victories in that time, no side has scored more goals than the reigning champions’ tally of 32 to this point. That leaves them primed for more success on Saturday, especially as four of their league matches this campaign have witnessed Henrik Rydström’s side net four or more goals.
Malmö also remain undefeated across their last 16 meetings with IF Brommapojkarna, though the hosts are still likely to find the back of the net in this clash after scoring 17 times through their opening 11 matches of the campaign.
Just two of their Allsvenskan outings have seen them fail to score this season, a figure only bettered by three sides in the competition, whilst they also got on the scoresheet in both head-to-head matches against Malmo last term.
Longshot of the day
Jude Bellingham to score first @ 10/3
Few players across Europe’s top five leagues have enjoyed a better season than Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham, who will now look to defeat his old side Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final on Saturday.
With 23 goals in 41 appearances across all competitions for Los Blancos, the 20-year-old arrives at Wembley for the first major European final of his career in fine form.
He’ll now look to help his side take victory and along the way, boost his chances of becoming the first English Ballon d’Or winner since Michael Owen in 2001.
That should be all the motivation he needs to thrive in this match against his former employers and as six of his strikes have served as opening goals this campaign, he looks a worthy pick to find the back of the net first again at Wembley.
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