
Football: Betting on the UEFA Champions League
There is probably no other international football competition aside from the EURO and the Football World Cup, that attracts so much fascination amongst footballfans and betting experts alike, than the UEFA Champions League. Wether you`re a fan of the “usual suspects” like ManU, FC Liverpool, FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea or Real Madrid to win the cup or wether you back some of the “not so usuals” like Sporting Lisbon, Atlético Madrid, Olympique Lyon or Villareal CF – The best international bookmakers and sportsbooks hold hundreds of betting opportunities ready for you.
You can literally bet on almost any event possible in the Champions League matches. Wayne Rooney is sure to score at least one goal in the match against AC Milan from Italy ? FC Liverpool will not concede a goal at home against German powerhouse Bayern Munich ? FC Chelsea will win the whole thing and finally become first-time champions in 2010 ? Arsenal London against Inter Milan is a goalless draw, for sure ? Bet on it with good odds from the leading UK and international bookmakers like Bet365, Ladbrokes, Victor Chandler or BWIN.
The UEFA Champions League started in the 1955-1956 season as the “European Champion Clubs Cup” and later (1992) became the current “Champions League”. The first champion was Olympique Marseille from France. Current champion is FC Barcelona, which defeated Manchester United 2:0 at the 2009 final in Rome, Italy.
Overview of the last 10 UEFA Champions League winners and the losing finalist:
2008/2009: FC Barcelona beat ManU
2007/2008: Manchester United against FC Chelsea London
2006/2007: AC Milan beat FC Liverpool
2005/2006: FC Barcelona beat Arsenal London
2004/2005: FC Liverpool beat AC Mailand
2003/2004: FC Porto against AS Monaco
2002/2003: AC Milan beat Juventus Turin
2001/2002: Real Madrid beat Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2000/2001: FC Bayern Munich against FC Valencia
1999/2000: Real Madrid beat Valencia CF
This years final will be played on Wednesday, May 22, 2010 at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain. This venue might spell good luck for Liverpool, which was able to win the cup there in 1977 against Borussia Mönchengladbach from Germany and again in 1984 by beating AS Rome. The third final held in that stadium was won by Juventus Turin against Ajax Amsterdam in 1996 by penalty shootout. The Champions League final 2010 will be played at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid/Spain.
Current odds on winning the Champions League will be available right after the draw of the first knockout round on December 19 in Nyon, Switzerland.
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