Who Will Win the 2012-13 Champions League?



The 2011-2012 UEFA Champions League ended a few months ago after Chelsea defeated Bayern Munich in a thrilling final.

The final, which was held at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, saw Chelsea win after beating Bayern Munich 4-3 on penalties. Barcelona, the defending champions, were eliminated by Chelsea in the semi-finals.

Will Chelsea be able to repeat in 2012-13? Will Barcelona avenge their semifinal loss to Chelsea? What about Real Madrid? Manchester City? Manchester United?

Odds for outright betting for Champions League 2012-13 were just released, as qualifying matches have just started.

Barcelona, 10/3
Real Madrid, 7/2
Manchester City, 7/1
Manchester United, 12/1
Bayern Munich, 12/1
Chelsea, 14/1
PSG, 14/1
Juventus, 18/1
Arsenal, 25/1
AC Milan, 25/1
Borussia Dortmund, 25/1
Porto, 66/1
Malaga, 66/1
Valencia, 66/1
Schalke, 80/1
Benfica, 100/1
Montpellier, 125/1

Udinese, 125/1
Shakhtar Donetsk, 125/1
Lille, 125/1
Ajax, 125/1
Zenit, 125/1
Borussia Monchengladbach, 150/1
Spartak Moscow, 200/1
Braga, 250/1
Dinamo Kiev, 250/1
Olympiacos, 250/1
Galatasaray, 250/1
Feyenoord, 250/1
Celtic, 250/1
Fenerbahce, 250/1
Basel, 325/1
BATE Borisov, 400/1
Club Brugge, 400/1

FC Copenhagen, 400/1
Anderlecht, 500/1
CFR Cluj, 750/1
Partizan Belgrade, 750/1
Dinamo Zagreb, 750/1
Red Bull Salzburg, 750/1
Molde, 1000/1
FC Nordsjaelland, 1000/1
Helsingborg, 1000/1
Slask Wroclaw, 1000/1
Motherwell, 1500/1
Shamrock Rovers, 2500/1
HJK Helsinki, 2500/1
The New Saints, 4000/1
Linfield, 5000/1

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As you can see, the defending Champions League champions, Chelsea, are currently listed at 14/1 to repeat.

Barcelona, on the other hand, currently have the best odds of winning (10/3), while Real Madrid is right behind at 7/2.