2010 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LATEST ODDS AND BETTING TIPS
We have some absolutely scintellating Champions League fixtures coming up next week and William Hill is boasting some of the best odds online for Champions League punters. The good news for English football fans is that all of their 3 remaining sides in the competition are favoured to go through to the quarter-final stage.
Manchester United vs AC Milan brings the mouthwatering prospect of a David Beckham return to Old Trafford. While the first fixture in the tie is a toss-up (both sides listed at 6/4 for the win), United are the 4/7 favourites to go through to the next stage. AC Milan pays 5/4 to get through at Sir Alex Ferguson's expense. With Wayne Rooney in the form he's in, I can't see Milan besting United.
Real Madrid are 1/4 to make it through to the next stages as they take on Lyon, who trade at 11/4. It would be a colossal embarassment if the Galacticos didn't go through to the quarter-finals and I'm quite sure we'd probably see another managerial change if they were beaten by the French side.
Bayern Munich vs Fiorentina should be an enticing set of fixtures with Munich at 2/5 to go through against Fiorentina's 7/4 listing.
Arsenal are 2/5 to progress, but they face a tricky side in former Champions FC Porto. The Portuguese side have a solid strike force and plenty of attacking options. Arsenal will need their stars to play 110% to get through here, but the bookmakers fancy them pretty heavily.
Bordeaux are a slim 4/11 to go through against Olympiacos who trade at a 2/1 price with William Hill.
Stuttgart vs Barcelona is the most lopsided draw in this stage with Barca favoured at 1/8 to progress to the next stage. Stuttgart are a massive 11/2 to upset the defending champions.
Sevilla vs CSKA Moscow should be an interesting, albeit highly-contrasted, affair with the bookies predicting victory for the Spanish side. They are priced at 2/5 to go through against the resilient Russians.
Chelsea vs Inter Milan is quite possibly the pick of the draw and you can back Chelsea at 1/2 to get revenge on Jose Mourinho, whose side trades at 6/4 to progress.
In terms of the outright betting markets, you'll find Barcelona at 3/1 to win the 2010 Champions League. They are under pressure from Chelsea, who trade at 9/2, while Real Madrid are a solid 5/1. Arsenal are just given the edge against Manchester United (somehow) and the Gunners are at 15/2 against United's 8/1 odds. Inter Milan's price is listed at 14/1 while Sevilla trades alongside Bayern Munich at 16/1. AC Milan are listed at 20/1 while Bordeaux can be backed at 25/1. Lyon is priced at 40/1 while Fiorentina and Porto both trade at 50/1 for the win. Olympiacos is 100/1 while Stuttgart and CSKA Moscow are the long-shots at 125/1 and 150/1, respectively.