Finding Value in the Champions League Outright Markets

Manchester City are the favourites in the Champions League betting. They are 2/1 favourites, ahead of PSG and Bayern Munich at 5/10 and 6/1000. The Haaland factor might persuade some punters that things are different this time. However, 2-1 is a short price for any team to win the competition at this early stage.

There are too many variables between now and the Champions League Final on the 10th of June next year. The World Cup is taking place. Manchester City sent 16 players to the 2018 World cup. They will send similar number of players. City's current swagger has echoes of the great Pep Guardiola-led Barcelona team of late 2000s and early 2010s.

The World Cup offers a reset for some teams. Liverpool are currently available at 7/1. Real Madrid and Barcelona are at odds in double figures. Chelsea are available close to 30/30. Punters should be careful about buying into Manchester City at 2/10. The Haaland factor might be persuasive, but City have been the best side in Europe before without getting over that final hurdle.