Champions League Draw: Tough for Tottenham, good for United, Chelsea and Arsenal
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Joe Dyer /
26 August 2010 /
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The trophy all the teams hope to lift
"Spurs, who are playing the competition for the first time are shorter than AC Milan in the Betfair market."
Betfair market reacts to Champions League draw - Barcelona favourites to lift trophy but Premier League regulars dominate the chasing pack
English clubs dominate the Champions League betting after today's draw with competition regulars Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal third, fourth and fifth favourites to lift the trophy at Wembley next May. Spurs, who are playing the competition for the first time are shorter than AC Milan in the Betfair market, despite being drawn in a tough group with champions Inter Milan alongside Werder Bremen and FC Twente.
Barcelona are the [3.95] favourites with Real Madrid ([6.2]) behind. Chelsea ([7.0]), United ([9.2]) and Arsenal ([14.0]) the next three. After that are last season's finalists Inter ([16.0]) and Bayern Munich ([17.5]) followed by Spurs ([36.0]) and AC Milan ([42.0])
Full odds can be viewed here.
Champions League Draw.
Group A: Inter Milan, Werder Bremen, TOTTENHAM, FC Twente
Group B: Lyon, Benfica, Schalke, Hapoel Tel Aviv
Group C: MANCHESTER UNITED, Valencia, RANGERS, Bursaspor
Group D: FC Barcelona, Panathinaikos, FC Copenhagen, Rubin Kazan
Group E: Bayern Munich, AS Roma, FC Basel, CFR Cluj
Group F: CHELSEA, Marseille, Spartak Moscow, MSK Zilina
Group G: AC Milan, Real Madrid, Ajax, Auxerre
Group H: ARSENAL, Shakhtar Donetsk, SC Braga, FK Partisan
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