The UEFA Champions League is the world’s elite club competition. Football’s premier club competition was launched a month after UEFA’s first congress. Today we will discuss about Champions League: Predictions| Odds| Experts| Pick.
Champions League: Predictions| Odds| Experts| Pick
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL) is an annual club football competition organized by the Federation of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, with the winners of the competition going through the round-robin group stage. Decides to qualify for the double through. Legged knockout format and single leg final. It is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in European football, played by the national league champions (and, for some countries, one or more runners-up) of their national associations.
| Founded | 1955 (rebranded in 1992) |
|---|---|
| Region | Europe (UEFA) |
| Number of teams | 32 (group stage) 79 (total) |
| for | UEFA Super Cup FIFA Club World Cup |
| Related competitions | Europa League (2nd tier) Europa Conference League (3rd tier) Women’s Champions League |
| Current champions |  Chelsea (2nd title) |
| Most successful club(s) |  |
| Television broadcasters | List of broadcasters |
| Website | Official website |
 2021–22 UEFA Champions League |
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Predictions
Four teams punched their tickets to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals last week, two did so on Tuesday and two more will do the same on Wednesday as their round of 16 second leg action returns. Liverpool, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City are in the next round, with more to join them in the coming days as the giants look to avoid upsets and aim to crash the underdog party. Chelsea and Juventus will look to work at home on Wednesday and move one step closer to the final.
Here are our predictions for each match and more:
Wednesday’s broadcast
UEFA Champions League today, 3 pm. ET, Paramount
Juventus vs Villarreal, 4 PM. ET, Paramount
Lillee vs Chelsea, 4 p.m. ET, Paramount
UEFA Champions League post-match show, 6 pm. ET, CBS Sports Network and Paramount.
Odds
Manchester City are the 9/4 favorites to win the Champions League this season, with Liverpool at 7/2 and Bayern Munich at 9/2.
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Manchester City @ 9/4
Liverpool @ 7/2
Bayern Munich @ 9/2
PSG @ 7/1
Chelsea @ 8/1
Ajax @ 16/1
Manchester United @ 25/1
Juventus @ 25/1
33/1 times
Experts
Every club in Europe wants to win the UEFA Champions League but only the elite can do that. It is certainly important to be the top dog in your country, but the ultimate goal is to be the champion of Europe. Of course, the name of this contest doesn’t adequately describe it. Most of the participating teams are not champions of their own country. There may be group games in the beginning but since the last sixteen it has been a knock-out tournament and that means anything can happen.
Last season had its usual thrill and culminated in an all-English final. Chelsea won the trophy for the second time in their history by defeating Manchester City in the final. Manchester City were in their first Champions League final, but fell short. They will be the main contenders to eventually become European champions. Clubs like Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona PSG and Juventus will dethrone Chelsea.
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Pick
During the 90th minute of Real Madrid’s stunning 3-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain last week, Lionel Messi held the ball down outside the penalty area in the center of the pitch for a free kick. It was the kind of kick we’ve seen Messi score for countless times, and PSG need a goal and extra time to tie the match on aggregate. You can’t help but wonder what This would be Messi’s latest example of magic.
Meanwhile, from 10 yards away, Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema built a wall with his teammates. Benzema scored all three Madrid goals in 17 minutes, one of the most heroic performances in recent memory. Then, as Messi stepped up and put his foot through the ball, Benzema jumped into the air, trying to block the kick with his face. He would fail, but luckily for him and his teammates, Messi’s kick slid over the crossbar, and Real Madrid would hold on for the win.
A lot of blame is flying around why PSG failed again in the Champions League, and everyone has their theories and people. My feelings are very simple. The difference between PSG and Real Madrid was that, with the game on the line, Real Madrid’s superstars were ready to block a shot with their faces if it had to do so in order to win. PSG stars hardly bother to back down and defend when shots are blocked from their faces. That’s the difference, and therefore PSG will not be able to win the Champions League with this current roster.
