Champions League Winner Odds

The biggest club competition in world football is set to return, as UEFA have been given the green light to resume the Champions League on August 7 in a 'World Cup style' format.

There are still some second leg ties to be concluded on the 7th and 8th of this month, before the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final all play out in a single-leg match where, essentially, the winner takes all.

Each fixture is set to take place in Lisbon, Portugal, with the final venue announced as the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, rather than the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul. The only match venues yet to be announced are the second legs of the Champions League, as UEFA try to determine a fair route to concluding those games at an acceptable venue.

As we approach the resumption of the 65th instalment of the tournament, we take a look at the Champions League winner odds.

Bayern Munich have already been crowned Bundesliga champions this season, winning their eighth consecutive league title this season. Now, they will be eager to add their sixth Champions League to their honours list also, as Sky Bet have rated Hansi Flick’s side the joint-favourites with odds of 11/4.

The Bavarians last won the competition in 2013, beating fellow German side Borussia Dortmund 2-1 – then managed by the current Champions League-winning manager, Jurgen Klopp.

Munich have been very impressive in Europe this season, winning every fixture they have played including games against sides like Chelsea and Tottenham. Also, the top three scorers for the competition feature two Bayern players, as Serge Gnabry has netted a total of six times while Robert Lewandowski leads the charts with a staggering 11 in seven matches.

Joining the Bundesliga champions as favourites to win the Champions League is Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, again with odds of 11/4. Whilst Bayern have a commanding 3-0 lead over Chelsea, City still have a little bit of work to do, as they lead Real Madrid 2-1.

The Citizens have never won a European competition before despite being possibly one of the strongest teams on the continent over the past decade. Now, as we approach the return date for the Champions League and with the Premier League already decided, City can focus more of their attention on achieving European success.

Manager Guardiola has found success twice before in the competition with Barcelona, winning the 2008/09 and 2010/11 campaigns, but he has only reached a quarter-final with City since taking over in 2016.

Their 2-1 lead over Madrid puts one foot into the quarter-finals after a breathtaking display by star man, Kevin De Bruyne and time will tell if the away goal rule still applies, as City bagged two at the Bernabeu.

Regardless, they should make it past Los Blancos and then they may well become the favourites to lift the trophy.

On what is a very rare occasion, Barcelona are ranked as one of the outsiders to claim the Champions League, with high odds of 6/1. The club are currently taking a 1-1 draw with them into their second leg against Napoli and will hope their away goal still applies.

La Blaugrana, despite being considered as one of the best clubs in world football, have fallen at the last few hurdles in Champions League lately, forfeiting a 4-1 lead against Roma and a 3-0 lead against Barcelona in the past two seasons.

With five Champions League titles and four of them coming since 2006, expectation weighs heavy on the Blagrauna shoulders. Now, with Lionel Messi dragging a weakened Barcelona team through La Liga, they are rightfully so, far from being the favourites.

Of course, this is Messi and this is Barcelona and it wouldn't be a shock if they won the title above everyone else. However, they are far, far from their usual self.

Paris Saint-Germain are the unlikely underdog side to be champions of Europe come the end of the season, as Sky Bet have set the odds for the French champions to win the competition at 7/1.

PSG are perhaps one of European football’s biggest mysteries, as although being home to some of the world’s most expensive and talented players, the Champions League title continues to elude the French side.

However, with the odds of 7/1 to win the competition and as the club's owners have put most of their attention into winning this tournament, a punt on the French champions to win the competition is always worth considering.

After showing impressive determination to come back from an away defeat to Dortmund and win on aggregate to qualify for the quarter-finals, Thomas Tuchel and his side will have one less game to play than the majority of the competition and will heavily focus on the returning fixtures in mid-August.

It must also be mentioned that French football was cancelled back in April after being suspended since early March. This could now mean that when the Champions League comes around, PSG may have gone an almighty five months without a game.

This will put match fitness at a catastrophic low and any form will be completely out of the window, hence their 7/1 price tag.

Juventus currently trail Lyon 1-0 after the Old Lady fell to a shock defeat over in France back in February which came not long after the club eased out of the groups with an unbeaten record.

In truth, ever since Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Juventus back in 2018, the expectation levels for the Italian giants has reached new heights, as the Serie A title is won almost effortlessly each year.

Last season, Juventus were knocked out by Ajax in the quarter-finals when many tipped them to be crowned as the champions of Europe. This would have been the first time the club won the title since 1996, having made it to five finals since, losing each of them.

Now, as they look to fight back against a Lyon side who wouldn't have played a competitive game in five months, Maurizio Sarri's men are a high 14/1 to win the Champions League.

These odds are certainly worth considering when, after all, you remember that they have the competition's all-time leading scorer at their disposal and one of the best defences in world football.

RB Leipzig - 14/1

The German side finished third in the Bundesliga and eased into the quarter-finals after beating last season's finalists Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 over two legs.

Atalanta - 16/1

Atalanta are into the quarters after a 4-8 aggregate win over Valencia and they could break records in Italy for their phenomenal goalscoring feats, as they have bagged 80 goals from 28 Serie A games - it seems as if Bayern are to be the only team to score more across Europe's top five leagues with their 100 goals in the Bundesliga.

Real Madrid - 28/1

Zinedine Zidane has been a serial winner in this competition, winning three in a row from 2014-2017 with Madrid. The Frenchman's side trail 2-1 to City in the round of 16, with those two away goals potentially making the difference.

Lyon 66/1

Lyon still have plenty of work to do, despite leading Juventus 1-0 ahead of their second leg away from home. Should they advance, it's tough to see them getting much further than the quarters after five months without a competitive game.

Napoli 66/1

Napoli are still in with a shout of the quarters as they take a 1-1 draw with them into the second leg against Barcelona away from home. This in itself is a tough ask, whilst their form in Serie A has been a shadow of its former self, as they sit in sixth.

Chelsea 250/1

Not just do Chelsea have a 3-0 home loss to overturn, they must travel to the favourites Bayern to do so. In reality, the Blues have had one foot out of the competition since that result.