UEFA Champions League Betting

The UEFA Champions League or Union of European Football League is an annual football competition contested by the top European football clubs. The tournament is also known simply as the Champions League and always offers an intriguing mix of heavyweight encounters, fairytale-style progressions and underdogs with considerably more bite than their bark.

UEFA Champions League Betting Odds

Final: Real Madrid vs Liverpool 

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Please note betting odds quoted are correct at time of publication and are subject to change.

UEFA Champions League Final Preview and Predictions

Key Facts:

• Liverpool’s last European final was also against Spanish opposition – Sevilla – in 2016’s Europa League final, where Klopp’s Reds were beaten 3-1 in Basel.
• Liverpool’s other final vs a Spanish club took place in Dortmund in 2001’s UEFA Cup, where Deportivo Alaves lost 5-4 to a golden goal scored in extra time by the English club.
• Liverpool have won 14 and lost 11 of their 37 matches against Spanish clubs. Real Madrid have won 15 and lost 11 of their 37 matches against English clubs.
• Liverpool’s 2009 victory at the Bernabeu remains their sole victory in their last 7 matches against Spanish opponents outside Anfield.
• Liverpool have contested one final via penalty shootout, beating Serie A giants AC Milan after a thrilling 3-3 comeback draw in Istanbul in 2004/05. Real Madrid have contested one final via penalty shootout, beating local rivals Atletico Madrid in 2015/16’s showpiece.
• Real Madrid have scored in 29 consecutive European fixtures, with their last failure to score occurring in 2015/16’s semi-final first leg against English champions Manchester City.
• Los Merengues have lost just 3 matches in their last 31 European fixtures, the most recent defeat being the controversial 3-1 reversal at home to Juventus.
• James Milner is the current European assist leader, having created 9 goals in this season’s competition.
• Mohamed Salah’s current haul of 44 clubs goals in all competitions is the highest for a Liverpool player since Ian Rush in 1983/84.
• Cristiano Ronaldo remains the tournament’s top scorer with 15 goals. Including his time with Manchester United, the Portuguese captain has scored only 3 times in 11 matches against the Reds. 

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UEFA Champions League Predictions

Read our Betting Preview – UEFA Champions League Knockout Round

In recent years, the Champions League has become a highly predictable affair, with 4 sides in particular always seeming to secure passage to the final four. It’s fairly safe to expect at least 2 of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich to achieve this again. The tournament’s open ended knockout football style hasn’t been able to prevent Europe’s richest and most powerful clubs from dominating it. This has been especially telling in the last 9 years, with only Inter (2010) and Chelsea (2012) managing to interrupt wins for Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern. At least one of those 3 sides have occupied one of the finalist positions in the same period. Even though the outlook appears promising for the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea to make an impression, it’s not apparent that either of them will test the big 3 for the European crown. Outside bets of interest also reside with Juventus, who were impressive on the way to last season’s final, but crucially have lost one of their key defensive players in Bonucci. Arguably, only PSG appear to have the squad that could compete outright to upset the recent hegemony, especially with new signing Neymar so keen to impress and lead the cause without having to play to the shadow of Lionel Messi.

Current prediction outlook:

• Champions – Real Madrid
• Semifinalists – Barcelona
• Semifinalists – Bayern Munich
• Semifinalists – PSG

UEFA Champions League Facts

We have put together a few more interesting soccer betting facts about the UEFA Champions League:

1. Since the tournaments name and structure change in 1992, only Real Madrid has ever won two consecutive tournaments.
2. The tournament has been won by 22 different clubs since 1955, 12 of which won it more than once.
3. Spanish clubs have won the most tournaments with 15 in total to date. Italy is second with 10 to date.
4. Real Madrid have been crowned champions on 12 occasions. The most by any club.
5. Clubs from Belgium, Sweden and Greece have never won.
6. Valencia and Stade Rennais de Champagne have made the most finals appearances but have never won. Both clubs have appeared in 2 finals without winning.
7. Lionel Messi (94) and Christiano Ronaldo (105) have scored the most goals to date in the competition.
8. Most appearances excluding qualifying games to date have been made by Xavi (Barcelona) with 151 appearances and Iker Casillas (Porto) with 151 appearances.
9. Clarence Seedorf (Netherlands) has won the Champions League 4 times, playing for 3 different teams, Ajax, Real Madrid and AC Milan.

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