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Champions League Betting Headlines
- The best betting sites have Manchester City as clear 6/4 favourites for the 2022/23 Champions League.
- The usual suspects of Bayern Munich, Liverpool, PSG and Real Madrid are all towards the top of the market.
- The round of 16 matches will be played in February and March 2023.
- All four English clubs made it into the round of 16.
Champions League Round of 16
| Club | Versus | Club |
|---|---|---|
| RB Leipzig | V | Manchester City |
| Club Brugge | V | Benfica |
| Liverpool | V | Real Madrid |
| AC Milan | V | Tottenham |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | V | Napoli |
| Borussia Dortmund | V | Chelsea |
| Inter Milan | V | Porto |
| PSG | V | Bayern Munich |
You can check out the Champions League draw, odds and tips, for the round of 16 games via the OLBG football tipping pages. Champions League Odds and Tips.
Champions League Odds and Tips.
Champions League Group Stage
| Group | Team | Team | Team | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A: | Ajax | Liverpool | Napoli | Rangers |
| Group B: | Atletico | Bayer Leverkusen | Club Bruge | Porto |
| Group C: | Bayern Munich | Barcelona | Inter | Viktoria Pilzen |
| Group D: | Frankfurt | Tottenham | Sporting Lisbon | Marseille |
| Group E: | Ac Milan | Chelsea | Salzburg | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Group F: | Real Madrid | RB Leipzig | Shakhtar Dontesk | Celtic |
| Group G: | Man City | Sevilla | Dortmund | FC Copenhagen |
| Group H: | PSG | Juventus | Benfica | Maccabi Haifa |
How to bet on the Champions League This Season
For those of you new to Champions League betting, there is a simple process to making a bet on any of the Champions League Markets.
- Find an online betting site offering CL odds, the odds will vary so please shop around.
- Use the bookie index to scroll down to football and then Champions League
- Find the match or team you are most interested in wagering on
- Make that selection and add them to your bet slip.
- Select the stake you wish to wager.
- Confirm, you can check your bet at any time in the history section of your bookmaker account.
That's it, you are done, your wager is on, and now all you have to do is wait until the result
If you make the right selection, you win, if your prediction is incorrect you will lose the stake you have wagered just as with any normal bet.
Champions League Betting Markets
The most popular betting market available for this would naturally be to predict the winner of the Champions League, but as we know the draw always plays a part.
The bookmakers from the early rounds will also offer
- Individual Champions League Ties
- Top Champions League Goalscorer
- Name The Champions League Finalists
- To Reach Champions League The Final
Trading The Champions League 2022/23 On A Betting Exchange
In long-term markets such as the Champions League, you can also use the betting exchanges, if you back a team and they shorten in the long-term market you can be sitting on a free bet on that team by laying them back.
- £10 bet on Bayern Munich @8.0,
- They make it to the Semi-Final and are now @ 4.0
- You can now lay them (bet against Bayern Munich) and win whatever happens to them.
| Betting Exchange | Odds | Comprehensive Review |
|---|---|---|
| Betfair | Yes | Read Review |
| Matchbook | Yes | Read Review |
| Smarkets | Yes | Read Review |
Champions League Format
- In July we have Champions League qualification rounds where 6 teams join the 26 pre-qualified teams.
- 32 teams are then drawn into 8 groups of four. (A-H)
- The group stages consist of 6 games home and away, with the top 2 teams in each group progressing to the round of 16 knockout phase.
- The next set of games are all over two legs until we reach the final.
- 8 teams then make it for the Quarter Finals
- 4 teams progress to the Semi-Finals, after those games we are down to the 2 Champions League Finalists.
Champions League Finals and Winners
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Real Madrid | 1-0 | Liverpool |
| 2020-21 | Chelsea | 1-0 | Man City |
| 2019-20 | Bayern Munich | 1-0 | PSG |
| 2018-19 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Tottenham |
| 2017-18 | Real Madrid | 3-1 | Liverpool |
| 2016-17 | Real Madrid | 4-1 | Juventus |
| 2015-16 | Real Madrid | 1-1 (Pens) | Atletico Madrid |
| 2014-15 | Barcelona | 3-1 | Juventus |
| 2013-14 | Real Madrid | 4-1 (AET) | Atletico Madrid |
| 2012-13 | Bayern Munich | 2-1 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2011-12 | Chelsea | 1-1 (Pens) | Bayern Munich |
| 2010 -11 | Barcelona | 3-1 | Manchester United |
Champions League Top Goalscorers Since 2010-11
| Season | Winner/s | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | 15 |
| 2020-21 | Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | 10 |
| 2019-20 | Robert Lewandoski | Bayern Munich | 15 |
| 2018-19 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 12 |
| 2017-18 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 15 |
| 2016-17 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 12 |
| 2015-16 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 16 |
| 2014-15 | Neymar/Ronaldo/Messi | Barcelona/Real Madrid/Barcelona | 10 |
| 2013-14 | Cristiano Ronaldo
|
Real Madrid | 17 |
| 2012-13 | Cristiano Ronaldo
|
Real Madrid | 12 |
| 2011-12 | Lionel Messi
|
Barcelona
|
14 |
| 2010-11 | Lionel Messi
|
Barcelona
|
12 |
Champions League Winners Image
- Below you can view all the clubs that have won the Champions League or its previous incarnation the European Cup.
- Spanish sides with 19 wins are 5 ahead of English sides with 14 wins.
- Italian sides have won the trophy on 12 occasions with the Germans notching up 8 victories.
- Real Madrid has now won the Champions League on 14 occasions and been runners-up 3 times.
- Eight finals have featured teams from the same country.
