The UEFA Champions League is Back

The UEFA Champions League returns this week with the first round of group stage matches being played on Tuesday, September 15th and Wednesday the 16th.

Although every match is equally important at this point in the competition, the fixtures headlining Matchday 1 in the eyes of many are Manchester City vs. Juventus on Tuesday and Roma vs. Barcelona on Wednesday.

Here are the odds for each game:

Tuesday, Sept 15:

Benfica: 1/5
Draw: 11/2
Astana: 16/1

Galatasaray: 9/2
Draw: 5/2
Atletico Madrid: 8/11

Man City: 3/4
Draw: 13/5
Juventus: 4/1

PSG: 1/10
Draw: 9/1
Malmo: 22/1

PSV: 11/4
Draw: 12/5
Man Utd: 21/20

Real Madrid: 1/7
Draw: 15/2
Shakhtar: 18/1

Sevilla: 8/13
Draw: 3/1
Borussia: 9/2

Wolfsburg: 4/5
Draw: 11/4
CSKA: 10/3

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Wednesday, Sept 16:

Bayer Leverkusen: 1/5
Draw: 11/2
BATE: 16/1

Chelsea: 1/7
Draw: 15/2
Maccabi: 18/1

Dinamo Zagreb: 13/2
Draw: 7/2
Arsenal: 4/9

Dynamo Kiev: 19/10
Draw: 21/10
Porto: 8/5

Gent: 23/10
Draw: 11/5
Lyon: 13/10

Olympiakos: 7/1
Draw: 15/4
Bayern Munich: ?

Roma: 9/2
Draw: 3/1
Barcelona: 8/ 13

Valencia: 4/6
Draw: 14/5
Zenit: 17/4

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A few questions ahead of the new Champions League season:

Will Manchester City finally be able to reproduce their domestic form on the international front?

Will Pep Guardiola make a European mark with Bayern Munich in his potentially last season with the club?

Will Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has won countless trophies during his career, finally get his hands on the European Cup?

And last but not least, will we see another record breaking season by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi?

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The initial odds to win the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League are:

Barcelona: 3/1
Bayern: 4/1
Real Madrid: 5/1
Chelsea: 10/1
Man City: 12/1
PSG: 16/1
Man Utd: 16/1
Arsenal: 20/1
Atletico: 20/1
Juventus: 28/1

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Enjoy the games everyone!