Real Madrid Opens as 8/11 Favourite To Win Champions League
Published on May 2nd, 2018 8:30 pm ESTWritten By: Dave Manuel
After months of play and some major upsets, this year's Champions League tournament has been whittled down to just two teams - Real Madrid and Liverpool. Real Madrid, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, is certainly no stranger to the Champions League finals, and there can be no real surprise that they find themselves in the finals once again. Real Madrid has appeared in the finals four of the last five years and will be looking for their fourth title during that span.
Liverpool, on the other hand, has won the European Cup/Champions League a total of 5 times, with their most recent win coming in 2005. It should be noted that Liverpool has finished as the runner-up twice in their history, while Real Madrid has finished second a total of 3 times.
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Real Madrid and Liverpool feature two of the best strikers in all of football in Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah.
Ronaldo has been his usual superlative self so far this season, as he has continued his dominance and will likely win yet another Ballon d'Or award.
Mohamed Salah, on the other hand, has really emerged as one of football's top players this season, and a Champions League title would be the icing on an exceptional season.
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Let's take a look at the betting odds for this contest, courtesy of Bet365:
Source: Bet365
Time Stamp: May 2nd, 2018 8:09 pm EST
Odds Subject to Change
Real Madrid, 8/11
Liverpool, 11/10
As you can see, the outright winner odds are extremely close, as oddsmakers believe that this contest could go either way.
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These are all of the odds that are available as of this moment - as the contest draws closer, we'll update you again.
