Liverpool vs FC Kaunas

Liverpool are still trading at 25/1 with VC Bet for Champions League glory after seeing off Welsh minnows TNS 6-0 on aggregate. The defending champions must now take on Lithuanian side FC Kaunas in the second qualifying round after the Eastern Europeans thrashed Pharoese title-holders HB Tórshavn 8-2. The first legs of the second qualifying round take place on Tuesday July 26 and Wednesday July 27. "It should be another straightforward win for Liverpool against the Lithuanians but with the Premiership approaching the last thing the club needs is a long haul to Eastern Europe," said VC Bet's football trader Nick Blezard. Reds boss Rafael Benitez has just boosted his squad with the £7 million signing of 6'7" England international Peter Crouch from Southampton. "Crouch's height and hold up play will be a massive benefit to Liverpool when they play away from home this season. "Too many times they gave the ball away too quickly away from home last year," added Blezard. Chelsea are VC Bet's 11/2 Champions League favourites with 7/1 Barcelona, 8/1 Real Madrid and AC Milan and 9/1 Juventus also fancied at the business end of the firm's outright list. Selected outrights Chelsea 11/2 Barcelona 7/1 Real Madrid 8/1 AC Milan 8/1 Juventus 9/1 Inter Milan 10/1 Man Utd 10/1 Arsenal 10/1 Bayern Munich 12/1 Liverpool 25/1 Lyon 25/1 Villarreal 40/1 Schalke 50/1 Real Betis 50/1 Udinese 50/1 Monaco 50/1 PSV Eindhoven 40/1 Benfica 66/1 Others on request 1/2 odds, 1,2