Arsenal And Barcelona Brighten Up Dull Champions League Draw
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The Champions League draw was made today and the undoubted tie of the round sees Arsenal facing Spanish Champions Barcelona. William Hill are offering 11/4 that Arsenal qualify while Barca are 1/4 to get through to the last eight. Chelsea are the shortest priced English side to qualify and they are just 1/20 to overcome FC Copenhagen.
Hills are offering 5/4 that Chelsea are the furthest progressing English side, with Manchester United 15/8. Being drawn against Barcelona in the next round has hampered Arsenals chances of progressing the furthest with Hills easing their odds from 7/2 to 11/2 to hold the English bragging rights. Arsenal have also drifted in the outright Champions League market from 11/1 to 20/1, while Barcelona are the 9/4 favourites. Chelsea are the 4/1 third favourites and are the shortest priced English team.
The draw has not really inspired too much in the way of stand-out ties, except, of course, the Arsenal/Barcelona tie. It is sure to spark the imagination of our punters and could generate one of the highest turnovers for a Champions League game this year, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly.
Hills are offering 15/2 that all four English teams progress to the quarter finals and 5/1 that this years final is contested between two English teams. Conversely 100/1 is the price for all four teams to be defeated in their last 16 ties.
William Hill Champions League Prices
Outright: 9/4 Barcelona; 7/2 Real Madrid; 4/1 Chelsea; 7/1 Manchester United; 16/1 Bayern Munich; 16/1 Tottenham; 20/1 Arsenal; 20/1 AC Milan; 25/1 Inter Milan; 33/1 Valencia; 50/1 Roma; 66/1 Shakhtar Donetsk; 80/1 Schalke 04; 125/1 Marseille; 125/1 Lyon; 250/1 FC Copenhagen
Qualification:
1/1 AC Milan; 8/11 Tottenham
11/4 Arsenal; 1/4 Barcelona
8/1 FC Copenhagen; 1/20 Chelsea
5/6 Inter Milan; 5/6 Bayern Munich
10/3 Lyon; 1/5 Real Madrid
10/3 Marseille; 1/5 Man Utd
8/11 Roma; 1/1 Shakhtar Donetsk
4/7 Valencia; 5/4 Schalke
How Many English Teams Will Qualify: 100/1 Zero; 7/1 One; 11/8 Two; 6/5 Three; 15/2 Four
British Team To Go Furthest: 5/4 Chelsea; 15/8 Man Utd; 4/1 Tottenham; 11/2 Arsenal
All English Final: 5/1
Further Information…Joe Crilly…0208 918 3746 / 07850 518 164
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