Champions League 2025/26: PSG favourites to beat Arsenal in the final

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Thursday 7 May - PSG narrow favourites to win second successive Champions League final

Paris Saint-Germain are the 13/201.65 favourites to win a second consecutive Champions League title when they place Arsenal in the final on Saturday 30 May.

The Gunners are 6/52.20 to get their hands on the trophy for the first time in their history.

Mikel Arteta's men squeezed through their semi-final with a 2-1 aggregate win over Atletico Madrid.

The French side ended Harry Kane's hopes of winning European club football's biggest prize by beating Bayern Munich 6-5 over two legs.

The Betfair Sportsbook prices quoted above are for the market on who will win the tournament. The final match odds indicate that it will be close in Budapest.

PSG are 6/52.20 favourites to win inside 90 minutes while Arsenal are 2/13.00. The draw, which would mean extra-times and potentially penalties, is 5/23.50.

In last year's final, PSG blew away Inter Milan, beating the Italians 5-0. Luis Enrique's players have been on the front foot again, scoring eight across their last-16 tie against Chelsea, putting four past Liverpool in the quarter-finals and six against Bayern in the semis.

Arsenal's progress has been built on defence, conceding just twice in six knockout round matches. They are unbeaten in the Champions League this season.

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Thursday 16 April - Arsenal, Atletico, Bayern and PSG in semis 

Bayern Munich are the 13/82.63 favourites to win the Champions League after they beat Real Madrid over two legs to reach the semi-finals. 

Harry Kane's team ran out 6-4 aggregate winners after winning a pulsating second leg 4-3 in Germany on Wednesday evening. 

The Germans will play holders Paris Saint-Germain, who are 9/43.25 to retain the trophy, after their comfortable 2-0 second leg win over Liverpool which saw the French team go through 4-0 on aggregate. 

Arsenal are the only English side left in it but they will need to up their game to progress after a 0-0 draw at the Emirates saw them get past Sporting Lisbon 1-0 on aggregate. 

The Gunners are 15/82.88 to win the tournament but Atletico Madrid 7/18.00 will be in bullish mood after they overcame Barcelona to book a place in the last four. Diego Simeone's men lost the second leg 2-1 but their 2-0 win in the first leg at Camp Nou meant they had enough to go through.

The ties will be played across 28/29 April and 5/6 May. 

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Thursday 19 March - Arsenal, Barca and Bayern fancied

Arsenal are the 9/43.25 favourites to win the Champions League 2025/26 following the completion of the round of 16 on Wednesday evening.

The Gunners beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 in the second leg, after drawing the first in Germany, and will play Sporting Lisbon in the quarter-finals.

Mikel Arteta will not take the Portuguese side lightly, however, after they pulled off a magnificent comeback to win their second leg against Bodo Glimt 5-0, after losing the first 3-0 in Norway. The Premier League leaders will need to be at their best when they go to Lisbon for the first leg of their last eight tie on 7 April.

Bayern Munich 10/34.33 and Real Madrid 7/18.00 were impressive in beating Atalanta and Manchester City respectively in the round of 16 but the good news for other teams is that the German and Spanish giants play each other in the standout tie of the last eight. 

Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain 5/16.00 walloped Chelsea 8-2 on aggregate, winning the second leg at Stamford Bridge 3-0, and will now try to knock out another Premier League club in Liverpool 17/29.50. 

The French side got the better of the Reds over two legs last season and the outright odds quoted above show that punters think it will be Luis Enrique's team going through again. Betting.Betfair's Lewis Jones won't have been put off his decision to back PSG to retain their title by what he saw this week.

Atletico Madrid's 17/29.50 reward for eliminating Tottenham, despite losing the second leg 3-2 in London, is an all-Spanish quarter-final against tournament second favourites Barcelona 2/13.00. The teams have met three times already this season with Barca winning two and Atleti winning one. In fact, they will play each other again in La Liga, four days before they face off in Europe's biggest club competition.

Champions League quarter-finals will be played across 7/8 April and 14/15 April. 

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Friday 27 February - Last 16 draw and betting latest

Premier League clubs landed some of the biggest names in the Champions League last 16 with Chelsea taking on holders PSG, Newcastle playing Barcelona and Manchester City facing Real Madrid for the fifth consecutive season.

Tournament favourites Arsenal 9/43.25 will be pleased with their draw which seem them up against Bayer Leverkusen, with a quarter-final against Bodo Glimt or Sporting Lisbon the prize for the winner.

There is the possibility of two all-English quarter-finals.

PSG v Chelsea will play whichever team prevails from Galatasaray v Liverpool. The Reds won't underestimate the challenges of a trip to Istanbul but they will be confident of getting through after the second leg at Anfield and are 9/110.00 to go all the way.

If Tottenham can get past Atletico Madrid they will play Newcastle or Barcelona. 

The first legs will be played on 10 and 11 March while the second legs to take place on 17 and 18 March.

Barcelona are 6/17.00 third favourites in the outright winner market but Betfair ambassador Alan Shearer believes his old club have a chance against the Spanish giants.

The eight matches promise a feast of top level European club football. City will go to the Bernabeu for the first leg against Madrid and, if they get through the tie, will take on the winner of Atalanta v Bayern Munich.

Pep Guardiola's team are 15/28.50 to win a second Champions League title this season while Harry Kane and co. are the tournament second favourites at 5/16.00.

Champions League last 16 draw in full

Atalanta v Bayern Munich

Atletico Madrid v Tottenham

Bodo Glimt v Sporting Lisbon

Galatasaray v Liverpool

Real Madrid v Man City

Leverkusen v Arsenal

PSG v Chelsea

Newcastle v Barcelona

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Friday 30 January - Magpies fancied and Madrid to meet Mourinho again

Newcastle are the favourites to win their Champions League play-off against Qarabag when the teams meet for the first leg on 17 or 18 February.

Eddie Howe's men are 4/111.36 to win in Azerbaijan and take an advantage back to St James' Park for the following week's second leg. 

The winner of the Qarabag v Newcastle tie will play Barcelona or Chelsea in the last-16.

Newcastle finished the league phase 12th in the table, ending the campaign with an impressive 1-1 draw at holders PSG, while Qarabag finished 22nd after losing their final match 6-0 to Liverpool at Anfield.

Other standout ties from today's draw see an all-French play-off between PSG and Monaco and Real Madrid up against Jose Mourinho's Benifca again. 

The Portuguese side beat the Spanish giants 4-2 in Lisbon on Wednesday and will face off again there for the first leg before the second at the Bernabeu.

Madrid have won Europe's premier club competition a record 15 times but their failure to finish in the top eight of the league phase was the latest chapter in a troubled season. Alvaro Arbeloa is in charge until the end of the season, following Xabi Alonso's sacking, and Aston Villa boss Unai Emery became the favourite to get the job permanently yesterday. 

Mourinho will relish the opportunity to once again rub salt in the wounds of his former-club. 

Champions League play-offs draw in full

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Thursday 29 January - Gunners 7/2 for Champions League glory

Arsenal are 7/24.50 favourites to win the Champions League after five English clubs qualified for the last-16 and another - Newcastle - booked their place in the play-offs. 

The Gunners finished top of the Champions League table, winning all eight of their matches, while Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham also finished in the top eight to go through to the first knockout round.

Newcastle await Champions League play-off opponents

Newcastle will join them there if they win their two-legged play-off tie. The Magpies, who earned their place via an impressive 1-1 draw at holders Paris Saint-Germain - which was tipped at 4/15.00 by our match previewer - will find out whether they play Monaco or Qarabag in Friday's draw which will involve the teams that finished between ninth and 24th in the table.

If Newcastle come through their play-off, they will play Barcelona or Chelsea in the last-16. A clash between the Blues and the Magpies is the only possible all-English tie in the last-16.

The first legs of the play-offs take place on either 17 or 18 February and the second legs are the following week.

Arteta's 100 per centers top the table

Arsenal beat the Champions League bottom-club Kairat 3-2 at the Emirates to confirm their place at the top of the table. 

The win completed an immaculate league stage campaign and going through in first place means they avoid some of the competition's strongest opponents in the last-16. They will play one of Dortmund, Olympiakos, Atalanta or Bayer Leverkusen.

To win the Champions League - Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City, Spurs

Manchester City are 13/27.50 after confirming their place in the last-16 with a 2-0 win over Galatasaray.

In Pep Guardiola they have a manager who has won the competition three times, although Real Madrid, who knocked them out in the play-offs at this stage last season, are among the teams they could play, along with Bodo/Glimt, who beat City last week, Jose Mourinho's Benfica or last season's runners-up Inter Milan.

Liverpool continued to show no signs of their Premier League troubles when playing in the Champions League and walloped Qarabag 6-0 at Anfield. The Reds are 9/110.00 to win the tournament for a seventh time.

They will play one of Club Brugge, Galatasaray, Juventus or Atletico Madrid.

Tottenham will also play one of the above quartet after they wrapped up an impressive league campaign by winning 2-0 at Frankfurt. Spurs are 25/126.00 to follow last season's Europa League win by winning the big one this term.

Chelsea grabbed sixth-place with a thrilling 3-2 win over Napoli in Italy. The result saw Antonio Conte's Serie A champions dumped out of the competition. The Blues are 16/117.00 to go all the way ahead of their last-16 tie with Monaco, Qarabag, Paris St-Germain or Newcastle.

Come back tomorrow to read an update here on the latest Champions League odds after the draw for the play-offs.

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