Lucrative Champions League Special Bets
- By A.J. Ryder on August 31, 2011 16:30 GMT
While we might be right smack in the middle of transfer deadline foolishness, there are still plenty of interesting options for those looking to place bets on much more reasonable concepts in lieu of “my mum saw Wesley Sneijder wearing a clown wig signing autographs outside the Stretford End.”
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Many will debate whether the idea of actually having a transfer window makes any sense or not. After all, why should we start the season and play matches for full points when various teams are still considered to be unfinished products.
Many of the top sides in England have been busy in the off-season – the Manchester sides in particular. The wheeling and dealing definitely seemed to show the desired effects last weekend as the two sides combined to defeat Spurs and Arsenal by a combined scoreline of 13-3. Impressive stuff.
United and City are both considered to be genuine fancies to win the Champions League with both of them looking to be just outside of the Barcelona/Real Madrid once things actually kick off in the Champions League proper.
It's important not to forget about Arsenal and Chelsea as well with a number of observers expecting them to progress to the next stage and actually have a genuine run at the competition.
The bookmakers are confident that all English teams will progress out of the group stages and you're looking at an even money price if you agree. Should any English side wind up winning the Champions League, you can lock in a rather reasonable 5/2 listing. That wager is effectively a bet against Barcelona and Real Madrid – the only non-English sides trading at single digits to win the biggest trophy in Europe.
Should United be set for another face-off against the Catalan club in the Champions League final, a 5/1 price is available. Those who fancy United's young guns to make a big showing in Europe would do well to back that one. An all-English final (imagine a City/United fixture for all the marbles) is listed at a 7/1 price tag.
If you think the City/United fixture is a genuine possibility you've got a very hot price of 25/1 waiting for you. The non-Manchester contingent could tuck into an Arsenal/Chelsea final at a hefty 80/1.
