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2023 UEFA Champions League Outright Odds - A Two Horse Race?

Bill Gaine on May 1, 2023 at 12:00 PM
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We have 2023 UEFA Champions League outright odds for you as we take a look at the chances that each of the four remaining teams has.

2023 UEFA Champions League Outright Odds

Manchester City 4/6

Pep Guardiola’s side remains favourites for the competition as we enter the Semi-Final stage a title they’ve been credited with since the competition commenced at the start of the season. Victory in the 2023 Champions League would be the club’s first success in the competition and only their second-ever European trophy the first coming in the 1969-70 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

They’re unbeaten in this year’s competition starting in the Group Stages where they had four wins and two draws scoring fourteen goals and only conceding two in a group which had Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla, and Copenhagen.  They were drawn v RP Leipzig and after a 1-1 draw away from home in the first leg it seemed they were in a competitive tie, but that was not to be as they dismantled them 7-0 at home in the second leg.

After being drawn v German Giants Bayern Munich in the Quarterfinal many expected that City would receive their first “real” test in the competition but that was not to be! The Citizens overcame Bayern Munich 3-0 in the first leg and a 1-1 draw in the Allianz Arena secured their Semi-Final place v “Champions League Royalty” Real Madrid.

Pep Guardiola has been criticised in the past for “underachievement” in the competition so he will be looking to set the record straight this season and with the help of competition top-scorer Erling Haaland who has 12 goals already, this could be the year Manchester City finally win the Champions League and Real Madrid might be their toughest test and the real final in that task.

Real Madrid 10/3

Unlike Manchester City, Real Madrid has an illustrious history in European Competitions. Taking just the European Cup/Champions League, Real Madrid hold the record for the most victories, having won the competition fourteen times, including the inaugural edition.

In fact, since the 2013-14 season, they have won the competition on five of the nine occasions. During the Group Stages, they were drawn against RP Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk and Celtic topping the group with four wins, one draw and one defeat which came in a 3-2 away defeat from RP Leipzig.

Real Madrid were able to score fifteen goals while only conceding six on their way to topping their group. In what was seen as a glamour tie in the next round they made light work of Liverpool by beating them 5-2 in Anfield in the first leg before finishing the job in the second leg with a 1-0 win at home.

Real Madrid dispatched Chelsea routinely in their Quarter-Final winning both legs 2-0 for a 4-0 aggregate score and a Semi-Final spot as they look to retain their Champions League title from last season. Real Madrid v Manchester City has all the makings of a tie of the tournament.

Despite their poor league form, Real have a squad moulded around perennial Champions League winners like Modric, Benzema and Kroos along with exciting young talents like Vinicus Jr. and Camavinga. It will take an excellent side to get past this Madrid team.

Inter Milan 13/2

Inter Milan were drawn in what many people saw as the “Group of Death” with Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Viktoria Plzeň but managed to qualify from their group ahead of Barcelona and Plzeň as runners-up with a record of three wins, one draw and two defeats scoring ten goals and conceding seven.

They were handed a favourable Round of 16 ties vs Porto overcoming them 1-0 on aggregate after winning the first leg at home 1-0 and completing the job with a 0-0 draw away from home in the second leg.

Perhaps the luck of the draw has flipped in their favour after their initial Group of Death experience as they were drawn v Benfica in the Quarter-Final winning the first leg in Portugal 2-0 and securing their Semi-Final place with an entertaining 3-3 draw in the second leg.

In the semi-final they will have to best local rivals AC Milan in a two-legged Milan derby. Inter go into this semi-final as favourites having won three of the last four matches between these two sides. Two of those victories have come by three goals.

Inter’s last success in the competition came under Jose Mourinho back in 2010. Could this be their year again?

AC Milan 15/2

Another team with a rich European history having won the Champions League seven times. This year despite their poor league form (currently fourth) they’re another team who has grown into the Champions League after arguably slightly favourable draws as well.

AC Milan came second behind Chelsea in their Champions League group which also included Red Bull Salzburg and Dinamo Zagreb finishing their campaign with three wins, one draw and two defeats, scoring twelve goals and conceding seven. In the Round of 16, they drew Tottenham winning the first leg at home 1-0 and drawing 0-0 away from home.

AC Milan were drawn against Napoli in the Champions League Quarter-Final and overcame the odds to beat them 1-0 in the first leg and draw 1-1 away in the second leg to earn their place in the Semi-Final. Their clash v Inter Milan in the Semi-Final is a mouthwatering prospect that they will go into as underdogs.

Despite their underdog status against Inter it would be no surprise to see them advance over the two legs at the San Siro and in a Champions League Final anything can happen. Even though they are the longshots it would be foolish to count AC Milan out of winning this competition given their European pedigree and path to a title.

Europe's second tier club competition the Europa League is also at the semi-final stage and we recently took a look at the Europa League outright odds.

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