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The UEFA Champions League is the pinnacle of European football and after the recent dominance of Real Madrid, it could be time for a change at the top of European football following Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure to Juventus, but can he guide his new side to glory in his former home city of Madrid?
Champions League Previews
Our Champions League previews are constantly updated and we’ll bring you betting tips from each match we preview. During the group stages of the Champions League there are 16 matches each game-week – eight on Tuesday and eight on Wednesday and new for this season, there are some early kick-offs, taking place at 5.55pm before the six other matches begin at 8pm (UK Time).
This will be your number one place for UEFA Champions League match previews, betting tips, predictions and news this season and our writers will be working around the clock to bring you the best advice when betting on the Champions League.
We’ll also have a run down of the week’s action following the completion of the gameweek and update our outright betting tips accordingly. There is every chance that we might look to tip a different team to win the tournament later on down the line but hopefully our premier prediction is a good one.
Keep visiting this page early each week and you’ll get all the Champions League predictions including teams such as Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus and Liverpool. Liverpool set the tournament alight last season with some fantastic performances – including knocking Manchester City out and they smashed five past Roma in the first leg of their semi-final. Can they go one better an dwin the Champions League this season? Have a look at our Champions League betting tips below to find out our predictions.
In what looks like the most open tournament for years, we’re betting on the experienced side here and going with Barcelona. They are currently second favourites in the latest odds behind Manchester City – but there is still an argument to be had that City are too inexperienced to win this competition. That showed against Liverpool last season when they tried to out score the Anfield side, only to be rolled over.
Barcelona are currently top of the La Liga table and they have made a good start to their Champions League campaign. With Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez in their side, they are certainly capable of winning the Champions League for the first time since the 2014-15 season when they beat Juventus 3-1 in the final. FC Barcelona are looking for their sixth European Cup and we think they’ll get it in the final this season, being held at Atletico Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano.
Of the other teams in with a chance, Juventus are short in the betting because of their new star-man Cristiano Ronaldo and they’re currently 6/1 with Ladbrokes to win the tournament. Bayern Munich had some great success in this tournament in the recent past and finally won the tournament at Wembley when they beat German rivals Borussia Dortmund – however they are struggling domestically this season and another UEFA Champions League trophy might just be beyond their ageing side.
Liverpool are another selection of interest but they haven’t made a great start to the group stages and it looks like last season was their big chance. With a major assault on the Premier League title looking likely this season, we’re not predicting a Liverpool Champions League win this season.
Lionel Messi is the obvious favourite in this market and if Barcelona are going to win the Champions League as we predict, then it will be Messi go guide them there. The Argentine legend is constantly there or there abouts in the Champions League top goalscorer standards and it would be no surprise to see him get the crown once again.
Cristiano Ronaldo was widely fancied to get the accolade at the start of the tournament, but despite Juventus started their campaign well, he has already fell behind Messi in the top goalscorer standings so he’s already out to 16/1.
Of the other challengers, Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich is in the mix but you have to feel they could make an early exit from this seasons competition if Bayern draw another top side in the knock-out stages.
Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane went close to getting the Golden Boot but Spurs look likely to miss out on the knockout stages so he cannot be considered for a Champions League top goalscorer betting tip this season. At the time of writing this, Edin Dzeko is the surprise leader in the top goalscorer odds for the UCL. He’s got five goals so far and at the time of writing is 14/1 to be the Champions League top goalscorer.
The biggest team tournament in the world brings together some of the World’s best players and the teams on display in the 2018/19 Champions League season have some real stars. We’ve looked at the top 5 teams in this year’s Champions League and predicted the finishing positions of them.
Star Man – Lionel Messi.
Predicted finishing position – winners.
Stadium – Camp Nou.
Champions League wins – 5.
FC Barcelona are one of the most celebrated teams in the world and their Champions League form under former manager Pep Guardiola was sensational. They won the competition in 2006, 2–9 and 2011 before adding a fifth Champions League win in 2015 when they beat Juventus. Their win at Wembley against Manchester United was one of the best performances by any team in this competition.
Star man – Luka Modric.
Predicted finishing position – quarter finals.
Stadium – Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
Champions League wins – 13.
Real Madrid made it 13 Champions League trophies last season when they won their third in a row after beating Liverpool in Kiev. Before these wins, no team had ever retained the UEFA Champions League trophy – to put in to context how tremendous this achievement was. Now Cristiano Ronaldo has moved on Real Madrid look much weaker and they are struggling in La Liga this season. This poor form could lead to an earlier than expected exit and we’re going for a quarter final loss in our Champions League betting tips for Real Madrid.
Star man – Robert Lewandowski.
Predicted finishing position – quarter finals.
Stadium – Allianz Arena.
Champions League wins – 5.
FC Bayern Munich finally got their hands back on the Champions League trophy when they beat Borussia Dortmund at Wembley in 2013. Before that win they had lost two of the previous three finals including one at their own stadium against Chelsea. Lewandowski is still their main goalscoring threat but with the likes of Ribery and Robben getting into their twilight years and a defence not as stable as it once was, we’re not expecting a sixth Champions League for Bayern Munich this season.
Star man – David Silva.
Predicted finishing position – semi-finals.
Stadium – Etihad Stadium.
Champions League wins – 0.
It seems like everybody is just waiting for Manchester City to win the Champions League under Pep Guardiola and this could well be their season to do it. With players such as Sergio Aguero, David Silva, Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bryune in their line-up, cooupled with a tremendous goalkeeper and strong back four, they don’t have a weakness on the pitch. The concern is that Man City haven’t yet found a way to play in the Champions League and they have conceded too many goals too often, iron this out and this could be the season they win their first Champions League trophy.
Star man – Cristiano Ronaldo.
Predicted finishing position – semi-finals.
Stadium – Allianz Stadium.
Champions League wins – 2.
The signing of Cristiano Ronaldo has given Juventus a real chance to win the tournament this year but in our Champions League betting tips we think they’ll fall just short. The Old Lady lost the final in 2014 when they were beaten by Real Madrid but their team is arguably stronger this time around. Ronaldo is joined by Dybala and Madzukic and the likes of Pjanic, Cuadrado provide great service to their front players.
It would be on of Cristiano Ronaldo’s biggest achievements if he can guide his new team to a Champions League trophy, but in what looks like an open tournament this season, they have a good chance.
Champions League Previews
