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“Time and time again, Manchester City self-destructed in the Champions League, and it’s hard to see them as credible favorites. Bayern, the protective champion, seems to be a much safer proposition. “
Bayern Munich return to win champions league at nine / 25. 7
Group A
Bayern Munich: nine / 25. 7 (Champions League winner)
The German giants of Bayern were worthy champions last season, both continentally and nationally. Despite considerations about the durability of his superior defensive line and his urgent and exhausting play, Bayern coach Hansi Flick’s dangers have paid off, as have his paintings on the ground.
As I explained in my assessment of the German UCL teams, Bayern did a smart task in the moving market (even if it was later than usual), and deserve to have the numbers they want to fight on several fronts. fit, it will rise speed and candor to what is already a supercharged attack, and Bayern deserve not to have to deal with one of the costume dramas that has haunted it over the years.
I’m accommodating Bayern to hold the trophy at 9/25. 7 on the exchange. Yes, there are smart contenders elsewhere, but a combination of consistency, stellar strength and education makes The Bavarians the team to beat.
Atlético de Madrid – 24 / 125. 0
Atlético’s remarkable victory at Anfield against Liverpool, then protective champion, was the culmination of a clever crusade that failed to succeed in the most sensible march. Having lost a lot of stars like Antoine Griezmann, Lucas Hernández and Rodri, it has taken time for Diego Simeone’s New Look to really stabilize, and it seems this procedure is underway.
Having been persecuted in Barcelona, Luis Suarez brings his tricks, delight and ultra-competitive spirit to the group, and I think he can make the most of talented young Joao Felix. Jan Oblak remains the goalkeeper of the world, but the loss of the success and dynamism of dynamic midfielder Thomas Partey is a severe blow: Ghana’s foreigner has moved to Arsenal.
Atletico has the most complicated start you can imagine at Bayern, but he still has 0. 33 to qualify for the eighth round, and that’s right. World-class players in any of the clubs. If you need to help them win the tournament, do so now, as their prize is 24/125. 0.
Salzburg – 409 / 1410. 0
After so much time thirsty for football at the organization level at this festival, Salzburg qualified for two consecutive seasons to the impressive American coach Jesse Marsch. Takumi Minamino, Erling Haaland and Hee-Chan Hwang are gone, but Zambian striker Patson Daka is the newest superstar on the RBS production line.
I would expect Salzburg to make a good start at home against Lokomotiv Moscow, and you can win -1. 0 in the Asian Handicap at 10/111. 89, but I can’t see them in front of Bayern or Athletic.
Lokomotiv Moscow – 1000. 0
Lokomotiv finished last in their organization in the fourth quarter, and there is an argument to be made that they are in a worse position now than then. Experienced coach Yuri Semin has been sidelined and star player Aleksei Miranchuk has joined Atalanta. The attack rests on the shoulders of Russian striker Fedor Smolov.
It would be a great wonder to see Loko get even closer to the leaderboard.
Group B
Real Madrid – 14 / 115. 0
Given the abundance of razzmatazz during the reign of Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez, it was desirable to see Zinedine Zidane shape Los Merengues in a very coherent but not suffocated team. A streak of ten consecutive victories after the blockade secured the La Liga title, and six of the victories were by singles goal. This solidity turns out to have been maintained, with two blank leaves collected in the first 3 games of the new bonfire season.
Real Madrid made too many mistakes in the two rounds of their draw against Manchester City last season, with central defender Raphael Varane in a catastrophic situation at Etihad, and they cannot repeat that in the final stages. I hope an experienced and experienced Real qualifies, but with Inter in his group, I can’t be excited to help them win Group B with 8/111. 76.
As for his prize to win the tournament, 14/115. 0 is a bit generous, given that Zidane has already won the trophy on 3 occasions as a technician, I think at all times you can help groups win a tournament like this. , and I will have the champions of Spain as a booking option.
Inter Milan – 35 / 136. 0
Like their Tottenham counterparts, Inter enthusiasts have developed a fatalistic sequence, with persistent suspicion that their club’s greatest enemy is internal and not external. Last season, Inter made massive progress with Antonio Conte, but also had many nearby mistakes. They finished one point away from Juventus in the Serie A title race, lost the Europa League final to Sevilla and their UCL crusade derailed with a 3–2 defeat at Borussia Dortmund that saw them waste a two-goal lead.
Conte cannot complain about not being supported in the movement market: veterans Arturo Vidal, Aleksandar Kolarov and Matteo Darmian were recruited, as was side Achraf Hakimi; all key players remained, adding strikers Lautaro Martínez and Romelu Lukaku.
In fact, the team is deep enough to compete at home and abroad, and the 35/136. 0 prize for Inter to win the tournament is attractive, my fellow editor Mark O’Haire believes his purpose will be national success.
Borussia Munchengladbach – 199 / 1200. 0
Borussia Monchengladbach is on the right track with shrewd coach Marco Rose, and just returning to this festival is a big step forward. However, the Foals have scored only 4 issues of their six matches against the other groups in the 4 most sensitive. bundesliga last season, and they haven’t thrown any tree in the Europa League. It is a difficult group, and this challenge would possibly have come too early in the development of the team.
Shakhtar Donetsk – 409 / 1410. 0
Shakhtar Donetsk drew attention while playing in the Europa League semi-finals, but then he ate his lines badly against Inter Milan in a 5-0 hammer. , Marlos and Junior Moraes, have been frozen in the headlights, and one wonders how they can close this hole in such a short time. Goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov is a handicap, and Shakhtar scored thirteen goals in six organization games last season. See how the Ukrainian champions have a lot of impact here.
Group C
Manchester City – 9 / 25. 7
As a recurring nightmare to which he simply cannot escape, Pep Guardiola recalled his self-destruction at Manchester City in the last bars of the Champions League last season, it is almost a cliché now to communicate about the intriguing Catalan that complicates Too much, but how else a demonstration as full of mistakes and nervous as the Citizens in Lyon two months ago?A team that finished seventh in Ligue 1 used a volatile city, while Guardiola made the OL Defensive Form decision, rather than focusing on what had led his team to the quarter-finals in the first place.
Guardiola did not take City to the semi-finals and failed to succeed in a Champions League with Bayern who won the tournament the season before his arrival, given City’s domestic unrest in 2020 (he has lost five times in the Premier League), there are valid considerations for the disappearance of Guardiola’s aura of invincibility. Although I do not forese any serious disorder in this group, I cannot advise supporting them to win the Champions League in 9/25. 7, and in fact I do not consider them credible favorites. .
Porto – 239 / 1240. 0
While Benfica failed last season, Sergio Conceicao’s ultra-competitive Porto earned full credit for the fragility of its former enemies. However, there have been disappointments in Europe: Porto suffered a disastrous defeat to Krasnodar in the UCL qualifiers, and was fired in the last 32 UEL through Bayer Leverkusen.
Porto did some late business in the play window, young defender Malang Sarr, whimsical artist Felipe Anderson and midfielder Marko Grujic, all loaned by Premier League clubs. These moves were mandatory after the loss of left-back Alex Telles, striker Fabio Silva and midfielder Danilo.
I see this as a hand-to-hand combat because of the position of the moment between Porto and Marseille, and the Portuguese look is a little short to qualify at 8/11.
Marseille – 319 / 1320. 0
Burned by his Premier League reports with Chelsea and Spurs, Andre Villas-Boas won the championship and cup with Zenit in Russia, stayed in Shanghai with SIPG and then left football to take a break from Dakar 2018. in Western Europe, and back in the Champions League after taking Marseille to the penultimate season.
Villas-Boas won the Europa League with Porto in 2011 (he is still 42 years old) and I think he can push his old club into the race for the time being. Dimitri Payet and Florian Thauvin can provide the obligatory boat if they stay in shape, and a moody victory over the psg’s rivals, a great mental condiment for the total group. The signing of the horrible boy Mickael Cuisance of Bayern Munich can become a masterstroke.
As James Eastham does in his opinion on the French challenge, I will return to Marseille to qualify here at 7/4.
Olympiakos – 479 / 1480. 0
Greek champion Olympiakos gave Tottenham some scares at the organization level last season, but lost Daniel Podence, Kostas Tsimikas and Guilherme, and all three players were regulars in the first team. Pedro Martins’ team will be difficult to break, but they rely heavily on French veteran Mathieu Valbuena to provide magic at the other end. The classification would be a big surprise.
Group D
Liverpool – 6 / 17. 0
Jurgen Klopp has catapulted himself into the pantheon of liverpool football gods, along with Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Kenny Dalglish, Joe Fagin and Rafa Benitez. The German won his first national championship name in 30 years, such as the Champions League, the Club World Cup. UEFA Cup and Super Cup.
People will point out the recent 7-2 hammering to Aston Villa as a sign of decline, but I would say it was a failure, an anomaly that began with a terrible mistake and the goalkeeper and was also due to an exceptional demonstration of a team. Reporting. Liverpool still has one of the most productive defenses on the planet for Virgil van Dijk, two of the most productive sides on the planet, a pletlettive of midfield features enhanced with the arrival of the sublime Thiago and a 3 ahead to rival any attacker. sports line.
Liverpool had a draw, and a mistake against Atalanta is not out of their success, they deserve to triumph in the eighth round with plenty of room. Liverpool is the 3rd seed to win UCL at the time of writing this article at 6/17. 0, and I find it strange that they are a bigger point than Manchester City.
Atalante – 33 / 134. 0
If you don’t have a comfortable place for Atalanta, the question is whether you like football. Gian Piero Gasperini’s wonderful artists made their way to the quarter-finals last season, only to fall into the last hurdle in front of PSG. start the season in Serie A, scoring thirteen goals in his first 3 games and winning all 3, creative genius Papu Gomez has made the decision to resist the temptation of a wholesale move in the Gulf, and his resolve to stay can simply be of critical importance.
The attack has been reinforced by the arrival of Dutch striker Sam Lammers, while midfielder Aleksei Miranchuk’s attack is a truly intriguing takeover. Fear remains the defense, which is under constant strain by the way Atalanta plays. weird, but I think the Italians will get away with it until the last stages.
As an option, Atalanta deserves serious attention at 33/134. 0.
Ajax – 149 / 1150. 0
Ajax regained their reputation as a European heavyweight two seasons ago, as they were close to achieving the Champions League final, however, the family has now sold, and Matthijs de Ligt, Frenkie de Jong, Donny van de Beek and Hakim Ziyech moved to some of the continent’s biggest clubs.
Coach Erik ten Hag remains cunning, but his star has fallen and the Dutch champion failed to escape the level of organization last season. A similar fate awaits you this time.
Midtjylland – 1000. 0
Midtjylland is from Denmark, lego’s homeland, so it may not be unexpected that they have gradually made their way to the Champions League piece by piece. The club has only been in lifestyle since 1999, began expanding an enviable football academy five years later, and won its first Super League name in 2015. Wolves have won the league in 2018 and 2020, and have now joined the Champions League organization for the first time.
The thrilling Pione Sisto winger is back after a four-year era with the Celta de Vigo, and there are many rumors about 21-year-old midfielder Jens-Lys Cajuste, however, it’s a wonder to see Midtjylland avoid completing the down.
Group E
Seville – / 155. 0
Sevilla’s love story with the Europa League continued in Cologne when they beat a very clever Inter Milan in last season’s final, winning the trophy for the sixth time in 14 years. They were superbly organized through coach Julen Lopetegui and ridiculed players like Luuk de Jong showed a wonderful temperament when it mattered.
Power plants Diego Carlos and Jules Kounde are still there, and sporting director Monchi has maintained discretion in his standards. Ivan Rakitic has returned to the club to fill the void left by midfielder Ever Banega’s exit, while Sporting left-back Marcos Acuña will update Sergio Reguilon, now at Tottenham.
Sevilla are very difficult to beat, and I find it attractive that Chelsea is in the bid to win Group E. Sevilla have a record of 8/11 against Chelsea’s 11/10, and that is valuable to me.
Chelsea – 29 / 130. 0
These are disconcerting times at Stamford Bridge. La frank Lampard club legend makes all the right noises as a coach, and has had a largely encouraging first campaign, but is suffering to find solidity and structure. many goals, and the intensity of The attack ability available to Lampard only underscores the rarity at the other end.
New recruit Thiago Silva has great delight and will organize things in defense, but there are doubts as to whether Lampard can find the right tactical formula: Bundesliga alumni Timo Werner and Kai Havertz are outstanding, and Hakim Ziyech is a factory with individual assistance. However, goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has the strain on his shoulders after being hired to upgrade the unfortunate Kepa, and who is Thiago Silva’s most productive partner?
I can’t be excited to support Chelsea to win the organization just above average, and they seem too short to win the tournament at 29/130. 0, especially if Sevilla is 49/150. 0.
Reno – 399 / 1400. 0
Given PSG’s general dominance over Ligue 1, it would possibly be tempting to dismiss the French elite as a one-team league, but that would do clubs like Rennes a skinny favor. THE SRFC beat the mighty Parisians in the 2019 French Cup final. and talented coach Julien Stephan (his father Guy won the 2018 World Cup with France as Didier Deschamps’ assistant) drew on this good fortune by scoring in Ligue 1’s most sensible three last season.
The 17-year-old prodigy, Eduardo Camavinga, is the draw. Although he is a defensive midfielder, he recently scored a very good kick for France against Ukraine, making him Les Bleus’ youngest goal scorer in more than a century. Wise national signings such as striker Sehrou Guirassy and defenseman Nayef Aguerd have strengthened the starting lineup, while Steven Nzonzi brings a lot of joy to the table. Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and winger Raphinha got lost in the Premier League, but Rennes really deserves not to embarrass themselves at this level. I can’t qualify at 5/1, but they’ll raise an eyebrow or two.
Krasnodar – 1000. 0
Like Midtjylland and RB Leipzig, Krasnodar doesn’t have much history. The Russian club was formed only in 2008, a favorite assignment from Russian billionaire retailer Sergey Galitsky, and The Krasnodar locals decided to take their club as far away as possible. After finishing third in the Russian Premier League last season, Krasnodar broke into the UCL organizational level for the first time by beating PAOK at home and away.
Krasnodar’s national form has been disappointing and they are catching up with Zenit and Spartak Moscow. There is a delight with defender Igor Smolnikov and Swedish striker Marcus Berg, but the team’s most exciting players are probably 21-year-old goalkeeper Matvey Safonov and The 20-year-old Magomed Suleymanov. Krasnodar suffered injuries last season, and Remy Cabella and Victor Claeson were now expected to have a constant impact. Qualifying for the eighth round would be a huge achievement, and that’s highly unlikely.
Group F
Borussia Dortmund – 29 / 130. 0
At 4/6, Dortmund are a valid favourite to win Group F, and I will.
Lazio – 119 / 1120. 0
It’s been a long time since Sven-Goran Eriksson’s Lazio weren’t the Serie A favorite at the turn of the century, but a little stardust crept into the club last season. Coach Simone Inzaghi helped combine a number of results, but the timing of the COVID-19 outbreak proved significant. The Romans stalled with a 16-win streak in 18 league games, but after the restart they lost five of the 8 and his Scudetto dreams turned to dust. from the first place.
Lazio kept the team united, with stars such as Serbian midfielder Sergey Milinkovic-Savic and relentless striker Ciro Immobile still in their ranks. However, the first symptoms are not encouraging: Lazio was defeated 4-1 at home through the Atalanta and then stayed home. Through Inter. They also disappointed in the Europa League last season, having failed to succeed in the last 32.
Lazio has 15/8 to qualify, and this is an unreactive value for a team that is not fit.
Zenit – 339 / 1340. 0
Zenit’s dominance in Russian football continued last season, winning the Premier League, the Russian Cup and the Super Cup. They were the most sensitive in the league after 15 rounds this season, and there are each and every explanation for why he will win the name. Once again.
Forward talisman Artem Dzyuba continues to impress the club and the country, and liverpool defender Dejan Lovren adds knowledge and bite to the baseline. Sardar Azmoun (the “Iranian Messi”) has scored throughout 2020, and Brazilian midfielder Wendel is expected to shine after Zenit has spent a lot on his time since Sporting.
I think Zenit is a real risk to Lazio here, and its 5/4 value in the ranking market deserves to be taken into account.
Witch Club – 639 / 1640. 0
The Belgian champion, Club Brujas, made a sense in the Champions League last season by tying 2-2 against Real Madrid in the organizing phase, but they may not derail Real or PSG. Once again, Philippe Clement’s team is being neglected, a prestige underlined through his heavy loss to Manchester United in the Europa League last season. Avoiding the low point would be a success.
Group G
Barcelona – 15 / 116. 0
Lionel Messi’s saga feels like he’s on a break between the series and the show’s cancellation, and with the presidential election on the horizon and club legend Xavi waiting behind the scenes, it turns out that new coach Ronald Koeman is in the moving arena. Koeman’s attempted Dutch revolution stopped through finance, with Lyon striker Memphis Depay and Liverpool midfielder Gini Wijnaldum staying.
Despite all the noise, Barca had a smart start: a replacement for the formation turned out to have settled Frenkie de Jong, teen star Ansu Fati is getting bigger, while Philippe Coutinho is in a position to capture his moment If Antoine Griezmann starts showing the way he has for France and Atletico Madrid , will be another important advantage, and Marc-André ter Stegen is one of the most productive goalkeepers in the sport.
If the drama goes away and Koeman doesn’t do the kind of human control he intends to do, then Barcelona can be a threat. However, the scars of last season’s 8-2 defeat to Bayern will take some healing and 15/116. 0 for Barcelona to win the tournament is too short. Even with Messi on the team, there are too many questions.
Juventus – 14 / 115. 0
Football can be a game of risk, excitement and sentimentality, and all three have been concerned about the incorporation of Andrea Pirlo into the left field as coach of Juventus. It is also a huge risk Juve may not resist maurizio Sarri’s abandonment after the surprise departure in Lyon last season, but abandoning him after only one season suggests a club that is blindly seeking management, having made a decision that he was not happy with the consistent victory presented through Max Allegri.
Cristiano Ronaldo remains the central figure, and his total of 31 Serie A goals last season suggests that the 35-year-old still has a lot to offer at this level. Federico Chiesa, Dejan Kulusevski and Paulo Dybala are talented forwards. while Alvaro Morata will offer a more physical option. The midfielder is poorer by the loss of Miralem Pjanic, while Ligt’s central defender Matthijs wants a forced moment in the season after suffering to settle down after his departure from Ajax.
Experienced Serie A observers like Paris. betfair. com’s own Dave Farrar have serious doubts about Juventus, and I helped them as UCL contenders last season, Pirlo’s lack of delight as coach discouraged me this time, especially at the value of 14/115. 0. If you need to worry Barcelona in the race to win the group, you can help him sometimes at the bookmaker.
Dynamo Kyiv – 509 / 1510. 0
Ukrainian giants are back at the organization level after a four-year absence, but nationally, their faces remain pressed against the crystal as their Shakhtar rivals win the league name year after year. They haven’t won the league since 2016, and former Shakhtar coach Mircea Lucescu has a lot of European experience, he doesn’t have the raw curtains to create big concussions here. Other young Viktor Tsyhankov and Vitaliy Mykolenko deserve to be monitored.
Ferencvaros – 1000. 0
Hungarian champion Ferencvaros has already won his grand prize by reaching this level for the first time in a quarter of a century. A very good ranking circular allowed them to get rid of Celtic, Dinamo Zagreb and Molde. Es a wonderful story, but the Ferencvaros are here for a long time, not much.
Group H
Paris Saint-Germain – 12. 5
Although Neymar wept bitterly in Lisbon and Bayern Munich celebrated winning the Champions League trophy, it seemed that PSG had made a critical breakthrough at the previous festival earlier this year. scar on scar in the Champions League, and those injuries were self-inflicted. This year’s final race shows the team having the courage to face those challenges, and with Neymar, Kylian Mbappé and Angel Di Maria still on the team, the obligatory firepower is there.
It would not be the PSG without a great deal of drama, and the discussion between sporting director Leonardo and not-easy coach Thomas Tuchel continues to burn, the German tactician unhappy with the club’s activities. Lack of intensity at the plant is a fear (Thilo Kehrer and Abdou Diallo have not yet demonstrated their quality at the level), and not staying with Thiago Silva can be expensive in the occasion of the injury.
I still think players like Bayern Munich and Liverpool are in better shape, but not by much, so PSG’s 12. 5 value for winning the Champions League is quite high.
RB Leipzig – / 1100. 0
As I explained in my review of the German groups in competition, RB Leipzig will have learned a lot from their run to the semi-finals last season, and the loss of Timo Werner to Chelsea may not be the crippling blow it seems. Coach Julian Nagelsmann is the real star, and he might not be inspired by the other great hitters in this group.
I saw RB Leipzig at 84/185. 0 as a trading option at the start of last season, and I will make them rate here at 5/4. On this basis, you may need to take a look at them as a retracement -lay in the winners market, this time at 99/1100. 0.
Manchester United – 39 / 140. 0
There is a lot of communication about the reconstruction, philosophy and progression of young people at Manchester United, however, it shows how much the club he was celebrating has fallen by holding on to a place in the Champions League on the final day of the Premier League season. Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho’s fan-loving quest has generated new questions about the main office, and general manager Ed Woodward returned for justified criticism.
Technician Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored the main goal, but errors in 3 semi-finals raise considerations about his ability to win the big games under great pressure. Donny van de Beek is a great signing, but how to integrate it into the same midfield as Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba?
Edinson Cavani brings wisdom and some stardust, and helps expand to young strikers like Mason Greenwood, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford. There’s a lot of quality on the team, but can Solskjaer get the most out of the group?RB Leipzig might well tell us, and even at 39/140. 0, it wouldn’t happen close to supporting United to win the trophy, and I’m not even sure they made it in the eighth round.
Istanbul Basaksehir 769 / 1770. 0
It would possibly have surprised informal observers to see a team outside the gates of the big three who are Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Besiktas winning the Turkish Super Lig title, but Istanbul Basaksehir’s good fortune has been a long time for the end. Very connected with the debatable Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, he ended in 2017 and 2019, before everything crossed the final line first in 2020.
Premier League fans will recognize some of the team’s names: Demba Ba, Nacer Chadli, Rafael, Martin Skrtel and Kerim Frei have played in the English Premier League, while Basaksehir’s cause has already been helped through Gael Clichy, Robinho and Emmanuel Adebayor.
However, one wonders if the top has already been reached, Okan Buruk’s team took a solitary point in their first 4 league games and did score goals, gently left the UEL in Copenhagen, and it is difficult to escape the concept that they will be the scapegoats of this group.
Tuesday, October 20, 10 p. m.
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