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- Manchester City lead the betting odds to win the Champions League this season
- Holders Real Madrid are second favourites at 7/2 to win this year's European Cup
- Matchday 1 set to take place on 17–19 September
Manchester City lead the betting odds to win the Champions League this season
Pep Guardiola's Manchester City head into this season's Champions League as the 2/1 favourites with UK Betting Sites after the league phase draw took place on Thursday evening.
City will face Inter Milan and PSG in two of their eight games, with ties against Juventus and Sporting Lisbon also featuring in their fixture list and they will be hoping to ease through here.
Last season's competition saw City knocked out in the Quarter-Final stage by Real Madrid after being beaten on penalties following a 4-4 aggregate draw.
This time around though Paddy Power think they'll win Europe's elite competition with the latest betting odds at 2/1 for them to win the Champions League for the second time.
City beat Inter Milan in the Champions League Final in 2022/23 to wrap up an historic treble for the club and Guardiola will be hoping to win another European Cup in his illustrious career.
| Champions League 24/25 Winner | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Man City | 2/1 | 33.3% |
| Real Madrid | 7/2 | 22.2% |
| Arsenal | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Bayern Munich | 12/1 | 7.7% |
| Barcelona | 12/1 | 7.7% |
| Liverpool | 14/1 | 6.7% |
What the expert says...
Holders Real Madrid are second favourites at 7/2 to win this year's European Cup
Real Madrid won the Champions League for the 15th time in classic fashion for recent years after soaking up a bunch of pressure before coming out on top against Borussia Dortmund.
Real had a poor first half in that final with Dortmund having chance after chance but in typical trademark style they came out swinging in the second half to eventually run out 2-0 winners.
That win was Real's 5th in the past 10 years and sealed even further their mark as the Kings of Europe and they are second favourites at 7/2 to do the same again in Munich next year.
Champions League Betting Guide (Odds, How to, Contenders, History)
Matchday 1 set to take place on 17–19 September
This season's Champions League is the first with a brand new league phase format, with each team playing 8 games against 8 different teams in the first phase.
Matchday 1 of the Champions League this season will take place across three nights, with Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday hosting games on 17-19 September.
The eight and final matchday will take place on 29 January with all 36 teams playing on that night, with the full list of dates here:
- Matchday 1: 17–19 September 2024
- Matchday 2: 1/2 October 2024
- Matchday 3: 22/23 October 2024
- Matchday 4: 5/6 November 2024
- Matchday 5: 26/27 November 2024
- Matchday 6: 10/11 December 2024
- Matchday 7: 21/22 January 2025
- Matchday 8: 29 January 2025
