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The playoff stage in European competitions has started, in the Champions League the teams played the first matches of the 1/8 finals, and in the Europa League the play-offs were completed. Ahead is a long struggle, but even now you can think about who is considered to be the main favorite of the competition. The odds of the bookmakers included in the list of reliable offices will help to do this.
Manchester City are Champions League favorites
The favorite teams in the Champions League are:
- Manchester City, whose odds to win are about 3. To pass further, the team needs to go through Leipzig.
- Bayern, whose probability of winning is estimated by odds less than 5. Its rival is PSG, against which the Munich team won the first match.
- Real Madrid, whose chances of success are estimated by a factor of about 7. To pass further, they just need not to lose devastatingly to Liverpool, which was defeated 5:2 in the first game.
- Napoli, whose victory in the Champions League is quoted at odds of about 7-8. The opponent of the Neapolitans is Eintracht, defeated 2-0 in the first match.
- PSG, whose cup chances are estimated at a multiplier of around 20. Despite the fact that Bayern have already almost passed, thanks to the presence of Mbappé, Messi, Neymar and other stars in the squad, the Parisians retain their status as one of the favorites.
The return matches of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League will be held on March 7, 8, 14 and 15. Then the list of tournament favorites will change.
Manchester United is the number 1 candidate to win the UEL
In the UEFA Europa League, the main contender for victory is also an English club. The betting companies from the list made up the following top of their favorites:
- Manchester United, whose victory is estimated at odds below 4. His opponent in the next matches is Betis.
- Arsenal’s chances are only marginally lower and estimated under a multiplier of 5. The team needs to beat Sporting to get to the quarterfinals.
- Juventus, on whose success you can bet with a coefficient of less than 10. The opponent of the tournament participants in the next matches is Freiburg.
- Union Berlin, whose chances for the UEL are estimated at odds of just over 10. To stay in the game, they need to pass the Belgian St. Gilloise.
- The probability of Sevilla winning in their favorite tournament is estimated at a factor of about 15. The opponent of the Spanish team in the 1/8 finals was Fenerbahçe.
The first games of the 1/8 finals of the Europa League will be held on March 9, and the return games are scheduled for the 16th.
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