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Liverpool to suffer Champions League heartache at 3/1

Mario Balotelli scored the first of his two Liverpool goals to date against Ludogorets © Getty Images

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Liverpool are on a run of four-straight defeats in all competitions - and a fifth at minnows Ludogorets on Wednesday will all but end their Champions League return at the very first hurdle.

Ludogorets might be the smallest club in the competition this season, but the Bulgarian side are more than proving their worth. They almost snatched a draw at Anfield before a late penalty denied them, they beat and Basel and gave Real Madrid a run for their money.

And odds of 3/1 with Bet365 are tempting considering Liverpool's form.

If you're backing Brendan Rodgers' side, then Mario Balotelli is 9/2 to open the scoring, just as he did against Ludogorets in September.

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