MANCHESTER UNITED PRICE CUT TO WIN 2010 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

After a resounding spanking of an ageing AC Milan side Manchester United, led by their talisman Wayne Rooney, are marching towards a third consecutive appearance in the UEFA Champions League Final. After both of today’s results, the money is starting to pile on the outright Champions League winner market at Betfair. Barcelona are still the favourite, but Manchester United are starting to curry favour with the punters and are dropping in price as this article is being written.

As it currently stands, Barcelona are trading at 3.8, amidst very heavy volume, to win the 2010 Champions League. Manchester United’s odds to win the 2010 Champions League are now sitting at just below 5.5 and I firmly expect them to break the 5.0 threshold within the next 12 hours. While AC Milan aren’t exactly the youngest and quickest side on the planet, they boast exceptional skilful players and United really managed to run riot over them by a 7-2 aggregate margin that absolutely tells no lies.
With two major European powerhouses going out in the knock-out phase, Real Madrid and AC Milan, it is starting to look very tidy for English clubs to make another big statement. Arsene Wenger is seemingly convinced that his side will be paired with either Chelsea or United in the quarter-final stage.
Carlo Ancelotti’s Chelsea side are listed at 6.4 to win the Champions League while Arsenal can be backed at a hefty 9.2 price. I tell you what, if they play like they did against Porto for the rest of the tournament, there’s no reason why they can’t make the final.
Bayern Munich just scraped through on aggregate yesterday and they are listed at 13.5, just a step or two behind Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan at 12.0, who will need to dispose of Chelsea if they are to see their way through to the next stage.
The probable list of contenders ends about there with Sevilla listed at 25.0, Bordeaux trading at 27.0 and Lyon a tidy 19.0. CSKA Moscow are at 200.0, Stuttgart at 260.0 and Olympiacos at a lengthy 350.0.