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.
Bet online on the Champions League winner 2009 with Bet365 – UK`s leading bookie
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
UEFA-Cup Odds for Aston Villa, Manchester City & Tottenham
UEFA-Cup round of the last 32 – Three english teams still in it to win it: Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City & Aston Villa !
This coming Wednesday and Thursday, the UEFA-Cup will be in every football fans and bookmakers spotlight, not only in the UK. 3 sides from England are still in the tournament with Manchester City, high-flying Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur.
First up will be Aston Villa on Wednesday at 7pm UK-time, when they will take on CSKA Moscow from Russia at Villa Park in Birmingham. On Thursday then, Tottenham Hotspur will have to travel to Shaktar Donetsk and Manchester City will have to face Denmark`s København away in the first-leg.
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Aston Villa against CSKA Moscow:
Highest odds for an Aston Villa win at Unibet with 21/20 (UK) – 2.05 (decimal) – +105 (US odds)
The bookmaker “10Bet” offers the best odds for a draw: 23/10 – 3.33 – +233
The highest sportsbetting odds on a win for Moscow: Sportingbet UK – 3/1 – 4.00 – +300
Shaktar Donetsk against Tottenham Hotspur:
One of the highest bookie odds on a Tottenham victory over Donetzk is offered by “BetInternet” at 9/4 – 3.25 – +225, while a draw should be played with Bet365 at 23/10 – 3.30 – +230. The home win for Shaktar is best bet at PaddyPower (5/4 – 2.25 – +125).
FC Kopenhagen against Manchester City:
Kopenhagen to win against ManCity: 2/1 – 3.00 – +200 at Bet365 Sportsbetting
Any draw between the two teams: 9/4 – 3.25 – +225 at Victor Chandler`s VCBet
Manchester City odds to win the away game: 7/5 – 2.40 – +140 at Expekt International
What are the bookmakers football odds on any of the english teams to win the UEFA-Cup 2009, you ask ? Well, Aston Villa and Manchester City come in as second favourites behind AC Milan (4/1) at around 10/1, while Tottenham is currently offered around 12/1.
Complete UEFA-Cup schedule for Wednesday & Thursday:
Dynamo Kiev vs. FC Valencia
Zenit St. Petersburg vs. Stuttgart
Olympiakos vs. AS Saint Etienne
Aalborg vs. Deportivo La Coruna
Aston Villa vs. CSKA Moscow
Werder Bremen vs. AC Milan
Bordeaux vs. Galatasaray Istanbul
NEC Nijmegen vs. Hamburg
Paris SG vs. Wolfsburg
Sampdoria vs. FC Metalist Kharkiv
Braga vs. Standard Liege
Lech Poznan vs. Udinese
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Tottenham Hotspur
FC Copenhagen vs. Manchester City
Fiorentina vs. Ajax Amsterdam
Marseille vs. FC Twente Enschede
Should Manchester City advance against Copenhagen, they will face either Aalborg BK from Denmark or RC Deportivo La Coruña of Spain. Tottenham would have to play against either Aston Villa FC or PFC CSKA Moskva in the round of the last 16, while Aston Villa will therefore face the winner of the FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Tottenham Hotspur FC game.