Champions League Group Stage Set To Begin on September 16th

Published on August 29th, 2014 2:59 am EST
The drawing for the Group Stage of Champions League play took place earlier today.

A quick note before we break down the odds for each individual group - Real Madrid remain the favourites to win the tournament at 4.50, while Bayern Munich is close behind at 5.00. Real Madrid won the tournament last season, while Bayern Munich won the year before.

Here are the odds for each group:

Group A

Atletico Madrid, 1.61
Juventus, 2.50
Olympiacos, 13.00
Malmo, 51.00

To Qualify

Atletico Madrid, 1.05
Juventus, 1.10
Olympiacos, 5.00
Malmo, 21.00

Group B

Real Madrid, 1.25
Liverpool, 5.00
Basel, 13.00
Ludogorets, 101.00

To Qualify

Real Madrid, 1.01
Liverpool, 1.25
Basel, 3.50
Ludogorets, 26.00

Group C

Monaco, 3.00
Bayer Leverkusen, 3.25
Benfica, 3.50
Zenit St. Petersburg, 5.00

To Qualify

Monaco, 1.61
Bayer Leverkusen, 1.67
Benfica, 1.73
Zenit St. Petersburg, 2.60

Group D

Arsenal, 2.10
Borussia Dortmund, 2.25
Galatasaray, 6.50
Anderlecht, 21.00

To Qualify

Arsenal, 1.17
Borussia Dortmund, 1.20
Galatasaray, 3.25
Anderlecht, 9.00

Group E

Bayern Munich, 1.61
Man City, 3.00
Roma, 8.00
CSKA Moscow, 26.00

To Qualify

Bayern Munich, 1.08
Man City, 1.25
Roma, 3.50
CSKA Moscow, 11.00

Group F

Barcelona, 1.50
Paris Saint-Germain, 2.75
Ajax, 15.00
APOEL Nicosia, 67.00

To Qualify

Barcelona, 1.02
Paris Saint-Germain, 1.10
Ajax., 6.00
APOEL Nicosia, 26.00

Group G

Chelsea, 1.30
Schalke 04, 5.00
Sport. Lisbona, 8.00
Maribor, 41.00

To Qualify

Chelsea, 1.03
Schalke 04, 1.50
Sport. Lisbona, 2.50
Maribor, 15.00

Group H

Porto, 2.20
Athletic Bilbao, 2.50
Shakhtar Donetsk, 4.00
BATE Borisov, 34.00

To Qualify

Porto, 1.20
Athletic Bilbao, 1.30
Shakhtar Donetsk, 2.00
BATE Borisov, 17.00

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There are some incredible groups, with D, E and F all standing out.