Manchester City are shortening further in the Champions League winner odds market having drawn RB Leipzig in the Round of 16.
The reigning Premier League champions have seen their position at the top of the Champions League winner odds market strengthened after drawing RB Leipzig (at home in the second leg) in the Round of 16, avoiding PSG and both Milan teams.
Liverpool, meanwhile, are on the drift (10/1) after drawing holders Real Madrid in a re-run of last year’s Champions League final. Porto and Benfica were the more favourable possible match-ups for Jurgen Klopp’s side, with Real Madrid and Bayern on the ‘avoid list’. They were also out the hat before Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid, so will be at the Bernabeu for the second leg.
Like Manchester City, Spurs avoided PSG but have been given a tricky looking draw against AC Milan. Antonio Conte’s side will, crucially, play the second leg at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
And finally for the English contingent, Chelsea will be in Dortmund for the first leg in February before welcoming Jude Bellingham’s team to Stamford Bridge in early March.
The draw for the last 16 of the Champions League is complete.
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Who are the favourites for the 2022/23 Champions League?
Manchester City:
Manchester City are 7/4 favourites to win the 2022/23 Champions League title. Under Guardiola Manchester City have dominated domestic football but remain without the biggest European prize.
City are yet to taste defeat in the Champions League this season, topping their group with 14 points from a possible 18. Now more so than ever, City will feel confident of lifting the trophy in June due to the lightning fast start for summer signing Erling Haaland.
The Norwegian has scored 18 goals in the Premier League and five in the Champions League already (7/4 best price in the top UCL scorer market).
Bayern Munich:
Next on the list of Champions League favourites is German champions Bayern Munich, but the Germans look a little short at 15/2 (out from 6/1) having drawn PSG in the Round of 16.
Bayern are known as “group-stage specialist” in the Champions League having gone 34 games unbeaten (W31, D3). This trend continued with Julian Nagelsmann’s men topping what looked like a tough group featuring Barcelona and Inter Milan with a maximum 18 points.
PSG:
The aforementioned PSG are third in the Champions League winner market at a best price of 10/1.
Despite claiming 14 points in their group, Christophe Galtier’s men finished second behind Benfica, leading to them drawing Bayern in the Round of 16. PSG have been free-scoring in this competition with 16 already, but will they take this form into the knockout stage?
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Liverpool:
Jurgen Klopp men’s are on the drift at best price 10/1 through oddschecker. Liverpool’s indifferent start to the season got a boost over the weekend as they picked up their first win away from home in the Premier League at Spurs. However, the Reds have travelled well in the Champions League – taking three points away from both Amsterdam and Glasgow.
Similarly to PSG, they finished second behind Napoli which left them exposed to getting one of the big teams in the knockout stage. Buoyed by beating Napoli, and their subsequent win at Spurs, Jurgen Klopp will be confident against Real Madrid but have been dealt a very difficult draw.
Real Madrid:
Current Champions League holders Real Madrid were already surprisingly low in the Champions League winner odds market before the Round of 16 draw – and have lengthened again from 11/1 to a best price 14/1 after drawing Liverpool.
Real Madrid are experts in the competition having won it 14 times in their history including four times in the last seven years. Last time out, Real Madrid hammered Celtic 5-1 to secure top spot in the group and set themselves up for this mouth-watering 2021/22 final re-run.
