Champions League draw: Bayern Munich the big winners while Napoli drift to 40/1
The Bavarians enjoyed the best fortune as they were handed a draw against Basel while the San Paolo outfit have been handed long odds after being drawn against Chelsea
16 Dec 2011 12:49:00
By Jim Knight
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| Champions League Winner - Bet365 |
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| Team |
Pre-Draw |
Post-Draw | ||
| Barcelona |
13/8 |
13/8 | ||
| Real Madrid |
5/2 |
5/2 | ||
| Bayern Munich |
11/2 |
9/2 | ||
| Chelsea |
11/1 |
12/1 | ||
| Arsenal |
18/1 |
20/1 | ||
| AC Milan | 22/1 | 22/1 | ||
| Inter |
28/1 | 25/1 | ||
| Napoli | 33/1 | 40/1 | ||
| Benfica | 50/1 | 50/1 | ||
Barcelona are still firm favourites at 13/8 after they were drawn against Bayer Leverkusen. The defending champions remained the shortest price to reclaim their European crown after they avoided the more fancied teams. Fellow Spaniards and last season’s semi-finalists Real Madrid remained second favourites after they were paired with CSKA Moscow.
The English sides were both handed seemingly tough ties against Italian sides. Chelsea will be hosted by Champions League debutants Napoli while Arsene Wenger will take his Arsenal side to the San Siro to face AC Milan in the first leg of their quarter final. Chelsea are now 12/1 shots to claim the title while Arsenal, originally 18/1 have drifted to 20/1.
Bet365 spokesman Steve Freeth said, "England have been handed a decent draw and we have cut their odds from 11/1 pre-draw to 7/1."
APOEL, the first Cypriot team to make it to this stage of the competition, were the first of the group winners out of the hat as they were drawn against Lyon. The French side were knocked out of this stage last season and are now 80/1 outsiders to win the tournament.
FC Basel are the longshots to win at 400/1 as they were paired with Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich, now 9/2 to claim their fifth European title.
The first leg of each of tie will be played on the 14/15th or 21/22nd February 2012. The second legs which will see the seeded teams play at home are to be played on 6/7th or 13/14th March 2012.
Bayern Munich have been shortened to 9/2 to win the Champions League after they were handed a trip to Switzerland to face Basel.
Barcelona are still firm favourites at 13/8 after they were drawn against Bayer Leverkusen. The defending champions remained the shortest price to reclaim their European crown after they avoided the more fancied teams. Fellow Spaniards, and last season’s semi-finalists, Real Madrid are still second favourites after they were paired with CSKA Moscow.
The English sides were both handed seemingly tough ties against Italian sides. Chelsea will be hosted by Champions League debutants Napoli, who drifted the most, out to 40/1. Arsene Wenger will take his Arsenal side to San Siro to face AC Milan in the first leg of their quarter-final. Chelsea are now 12/1 shots to claim the title while Arsenal, originally 18/1, have drifted to 20/1.
APOEL, the first Cypriot team to make it to this stage of the competition, were the first of the group winners out of the hat as they were drawn against Lyon. The French side were knocked out of this stage last season and are now 80/1 outsiders to win the tournament.
FC Basel are the long-shots to win at 400/1 as they were paired with Bayern, while Bayer Levekusen have been priced at 300/1 after Barcelona were confirmed as their opposition in the last 16.
The first leg of each of tie will be played on Feburary 14/15 or 21/22. The second legs, which will see the seeded teams play at home, are to be played on March 6/7 or 13/14.
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Jim Knight is Chief Betting Editor at Goal.com and has been tipping football games since he was old enough to place a bet. He is a Leicester City fan, writer and member of the We Are Going Up Podcast
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