Bayern Munich Odds-On for Champions League Win
- By A.J. Ryder on April 26, 2012 15:42 GMT
The bookmakers have already cast their verdict over the penultimate fixture of the European football season. As it currently stands, punters will find nearly no value at all in backing the German side to win another Champions League crown. It must have been the manner of their victory, on penalties against Real Madrid, that convinced the bookies of their European prowess but many fans will be eager to get a bet on Chelsea at such outsized odds – especially for a side that didn't lose to Barcelona over a two-legged fixture.
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Currently, punters will find a listing of 4/9 if they're looking to back Bayern Munich and the odds are even shorter if you're looking to bet with a German-based bookmaker or one catering to a more central European audience.
Surely the likes of Arjen Robben, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Mario Gomez deserve as much respect as any and, with John Terry set to miss the fixture due to suspension for that knee... The bookmakers just might have it right for many observers.
Chelsea can be backed in the neighbourhood of 17/10 – a very generous price for a team that just seems to be able to scrape out these types of victories. Prior to the Abramovich era, Chelsea were thought by many to be a European side that happened to play in England – such was their approach to the game. It now seems as though they play in a definitively English style, but still have the same habit of grinding down opponents in knock-out fixtures.
Being forced to navigate several suspensions is definitely going to make things difficult for Roberto Di Matteo as he attempts to move forward. The aforementioned John Terry, along with crucial goal-scorer Ramires, will be absent from the final match.
You certainly know that Terry was looking forward to redemption after slipping during a penalty shoot-out that would have crowned the Blues kings of Europe. Manchester United went on to win on penalties.
17/10 is a price surely to attract lots of attention and punters will do well to keep their eyes peeled as more odds become available over the coming days and weeks.
