Odds on winning the Champions League 2010/2011
The Champions League Group Stage has been drawn: Barcelona, ManU, Real Madrid and Chelsea heavily favouried by the online bookies to become the next CL Champions !
Interesting groups with difficult tasks for some of the favourites, yet also what looks to be fairly easy groups for others, that is the result of the champions league group stage draw. Current title holders Inter face Werder Bremen, Tottenham and Twente in Group A, which should see heavy fighting for the top two spots. Barcelona as the top contender for the title should have no problems to advance from Group D against Panathinaikos, Kopenhagen and Rubin Kazan.
Things could become really interesting in Group E, which includes favourite #2 Real Madrid, AC Milan, Ajax Amsterdam and AJ Auxerre from France. This years runner-up Bayern Munich is favoured to take down Group E against AS Rome, Basel (Switzerland) and Romanian champions CFR Cluj.
Group B should be very difficult to call, as it includes Olympique Lyonnais, Benfica Lisbon, FC Schalke 04 and Hapoel Tel-Aviv. Manchester United clashes with Glasgow Rangers in Group C, which also includes FC Valencia and Turkish champion Bursaspor.
An interesting Group F was drawn for Chelsea with French champions Olympique de Marseille, FC Spartak Moscow and first-timer and big underdog MŠK Žilina from Slovakia. Last, but not least, it`s Arsenal in Group H against Shaktar Donetzk, Portugals SC Braga and Partizan Belgrade.
Odds on the first group stage fixtures on September 14 and 15 are already available from your favourite online football bookmakers like Bet365, Ladbrokes, William Hill or SportingBet. Longterm odds on the next Champions League winner are also already active.
Inter vs. Chelsea – Champions League Bookmaker Odds
League leaders of Italy and England clash at Giuseppe Meazza on Wednesday: Inter vs. Chelsea – Bet365 100€ or 100£ signup bonus !
For the first time ever in any competition, Inter Milan and FC Chelsea meet in an official match. This should get interesting, given that Inter`s Coach Jose Mourinho and Chelsea counterpart Carlo Ancelotti cannot really be called friends. The odds offered by best football bookmakers like Ladbrokes, Bet365 or Victor Chandler can`t really agree on a favourite here:
Bet365 Odds on Inter – Chelsea: 2.70 (17/10) – 3.10 (21/10) – 2.75 (7/4)
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Inter drew the last 3 (!) matches in the Italian Serie A, most recently with a 0:0 at home against Sampdoria. Chelsea beat the Wolverhampton Wanderers 2:0 in the Premiership after eliminating Cardiff City 4:1 from the FA-Cup.
Most likely lignups:
Inter: Julio Cesar – Maicon – Lucio – Samuel – Zanetti – Cambiasso – Muntari – Thiago Motta – Sneijder – Eto’o – Milito
Chelsea: Cech – Belletti – Terry – Carvalho – Ivanovic – Mikel – Ballack – Cole – Lampard – Drogba – Anelka
Champions League last 16 Knockout Round:
Milan vs. Manchester United, first leg 2:3
Olympique Lyon vs. Real Madrid, first leg 1:0
Porto vs. Arsenal, first leg 2:1
Bayern Munich vs. Fiorentina, first leg 2:1
VfB Stuttgart vs. FC Barcelona
Olympiacos vs. Girondins Bordeaux
CSKA Moscow vs. FC Sevilla
Inter Milan vs. Chelsea
Current odds by Bet365 to win this years Champions League favour Barcelona at 11/4, followed by Chelsea at 9/2, ManU (5/1), Real Madrid (11/2) and Arsenal, Inter & Bayern Munich (all at 12/1). Biggest longshot to win it all is Stuttgart at 150/1.