Cristiano Ronaldo wins in Madrid, Carlos Tevez at Manchester City and Wayne Rooney injured, one suffering starless Manchester United in the final stretch of the soccer betting season.
The defeats against Bayern and Chelsea have put before the uphill fight for the title of European Champions League Odds and Premier League Betting for the "Red Devils", who could recover the injured Rooney to go up against Bayern on Wednesday 2 -1 against the return of the quarter-finals of the top European competition.
A recovery could lead to lightning Rooney play against the Germans on the soccer betting odds game.
"Wayne Rooney believes he has a chance to play against Bayern," said today the newspaper "The Sunday Mirror."
Officially, the attacker will be three weeks sidelined by ankle injury that occurred on Tuesday in Munich.
The striker, author of 34 goals in 40 games and star of United, was on Saturday and without crutches stands and watching his team lose 2-1 at home by Chelsea in a duel core by the English League Betting title , for now the "blues" are favorites with two points ahead of missing only five games.
According to the "Mirror" Rooney "intensive treatment expected to allow him to play one time against the Germans, even as a substitute."
The newspaper quotes a source of United: "It is with the idea of 'bring me a bandage and send me to the field'."
Against Chelsea, Manchester showed that misses its star, especially after losing to other heavenly bodies in attack as Ronaldo and Tevez in the test, to which the manager, Alex Ferguson, not replaced.
Michael Owen, as usual, is injured, so the only reference in attack are the Bulgarian Dimitar Berbatov and 18 years old Italian Federico Macheda.
Ferguson came to the defense of the controversial Berbatov in the United did not reach the level that was still at Tottenham, club to which the "Red Devils" was bought by a high price.
"I think that 80 percent of the fans is in your favor. Most who appreciate its quality, but everyone has their favorites. And if we sign someone for a lot of money and does not score 50 goals a season, then whenever is concerned voices. "
Ferguson also said the club's website the "great talent" Macheda, once overcome a serious injury, scored the goal unproductive United on Saturday.
The Scottish manager recognized the superiority of Chelsea, who led English title favorite, and then blamed the referee, who allowed the second goal of the "blues" in the clear offside.
Many analysts blame him having signed no substitute for Ronaldo or Tevez level and the lack of stars, which otherwise has opened the door to Rooney to operate after passing an initial focus that until last year occupied the Portuguese Ronaldo.
Now Rooney is the only "crack" and without him his team suffers, hence to accelerate their recovery for a final sprint uphill season for United.