Matchday 2 Champions League Betting Update PT 1

Now that we have finally had a kickoff to the match-day sequence of the Champions League group stages things are starting to get very interesting already in the betting markets for the race to win the trophy itself. You'll see a number of The Usual Suspects in the mix and a lot of them look like they're going to be able to push it all the way this year even though we saw a few big surprises during the opening round of fixtures.

It's going to be interesting to see what happens going forward when you think that the fact that Cristiano Ronaldo is on a red card, and Paris Saint-Germain were handling beaten by much lesser opposition.

It's definitely proof positive that virtually anything can happen and many are banking on Manchester City being able to pull off their first Champions League victory this year finally.

Right now it appears as though the bookmakers float Pep Guardiola side right alongside FC Barcelona in the race to win the 2018/19 Champions League.  there was a lot to like about Barcelona's performance and Lionel Messi of here to roll back the years to score what many believed to be a hat-trick that was a major statement about his intentions this year.

Barcelona have been playing second fiddle to Real Madrid for quite some time and many observers now believe that they may be poised to secure La Liga and the Champions League away from their arch-rivals in Spain. With Ronaldo gone and Zidane also departed, there is a significant The Santiago Bernabeu Stadium with a lot of great prices on offer if you truly think that the Champions League will go to side outside of Spain this time around.