Odds Champions League Final: Barcelona vs. Manchester United
Wednesday, May 27 – Olympic Stadium Rome, Italy: The Champions League Final 2009 between FC Barcelona and Manchester United ! CL Sportsbetting !
The final Champions League clash is getting nearer and nearer. On May 27, Manchester United will try to achieve what hasn`t been done so far in the “new” Champions League era, that is to defend the title. 3 teams have so far reached the final 1 year after winning the Champions League, but so far all three have lost (*).
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Currently, there is no real betting favorite in this matchup as Manchester and Barcelona are offered around 13/8 odds on the win in regulation. A draw after 90 minutes stands at about 11/5 at the moment. Here are the current odds on Barcelona vs. ManU from select bookmakers:
BET365: UK odds: 13/8 – 23/10 – 13/8 ___ decimal: 2.63 – 3.30 – 2.63
LADBROKES: UK odds: 11/8 – 11/5 – 8/5 ___ decimal: 2.38 – 3.20 – 2.60
UNIBET: UK odds: 17/10 – 11/5 – 17/10 ___ decimal:2.70 – 3.20 -2.70
Manchester United and FC Barcelona have had nine official matches so far, with three wins for ManU, two for Barça and four draws. Here are the results from those previous encounters:
1984 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup quarterfinal:
Barcelona – Manchester United 2:0
Manchester United – Barcelona 3:0 –> United won 3-2 on aggregate
1991 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup final:
Barcelona – Manchester United 1:2
1995 Champions League group stage:
Manchester United – Barcelona 2:2
Barcelona – Manchester United 4:0 –> Barcelona advanced, ManU was out
1999 UEFA Champions League group stage:
Manchester United – Barcelona 3:3
Barcelona – Manchester United 3:3 –> ManU advanced, Barcelona was eliminated
2008 Champions League semifinal:
Barcelona – Manchester United 0:0
Manchester United – Barcelona 1:0 –> United won 1-0 on aggregate
(*)
AC Milan won in 1994 (4:0 against Barcelona), lost in 1995 (0:1 against Ajax Amsterdam)
Ajax Amsterdam won in 1995 (1:0 over Milan), lost in 1996 (2:4 against Juventus – penalty shootout)
Juventus won in 1996 (4:2 over Ajax), but lost in 1997 to Borussia Dortmund with 1:3
Odds on winning the Champions League 2009
What are the chances and odds on winning the Football Champions League 2009 ?
The first legs of the UEFA Champions League round of the last 16 are behind us, time to have a look at what the football bookmakers think about the chances of the remaining 16 teams to win the Champions League this year.
Let`s have a look at the results first. Aside from Germany`s Champion Bayern Munich`s 5:0 away win over Sporting Lisbon, all other 7 matches were pretty close. There were five draws and three 1:0 wins. So predicting who will join almost-certainly qualified Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals is not an easy task.
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Currently favored to win it all is Spain`s FC Barcelona at odds of around 11/4 (3.75 decimal odds – +275 USA odds) – Barcelona managed to draw 1:1 away with Olympique Lyon of France and is surely favored to gain entry into the next round at home.
Next in line is Manchester United with odds around 4/1 (5.00 or +400) to defend the title. ManU is facing Inter Milan at home, after drawing 0:0 in Italy. Currently ranked third is FC Chelsea with odds of around 7/1 (8.00 or +700). Chelsea won 1:0 at home against Juventus and has to defend that narrow lead in Italy now.
Moving onto favourites #4 and #5 now. These spots belong to FC Liverpool (9/1 – 10.00 – +900), which managed a strong 1:0 win in Spain against Real Madrid. The Reds should be able to hold onto that lead at home and join Bayern Munich, which currently offers odds of 10/1 (11.00 – +1000) to win Champions League title #5 for them. Next in line is Arsenal London after their 1:0 win at home against AS Rome, you can back Arsenal currently at around 13/1.
Other teams odds to win the Champions League this year:
Inter Milan: 14/1 – 15.00 – +1400
Juventus: around 25/1 – 26.00 – +2500
Real Madrid: 28/1 – 29.00 – +2800
AS Rome: 35/1 – 36.00 – +3500
FC Porto: up to 50/1 – 51.00 – +5000
Villareal CF: 50/1 – 51.00 – +5000
Atletico Madrid: up to 60/1 – 61.00 – +6000
Panathinaikos Athens: around 65/1 – 66.00 – +6500
Olympique Lyonnais: around 65/1 – 66.00 – +6500
Sporting Lisbon: Bet365 offers 10.000 to 1 (!)
The UEFA Champions League schedule:
Tuesday, March 10:
Liverpool against Real Madrid
Juventus against Chelsea
Bayern Munich vs. Sporting Lisbon
Panathinaikos Athens vs. Villareal CF
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Wednesday, March 11:
Manchester United vs. Inter Milan
Porto FC against Atletico Madrid
AS Roma versus Arsenal London
FC Barcelona vs. Olympique Lyon