2020/21 UEFA Champions League Last 16 betting tips
The Champions League last sixteen draw has been made, with the remaining sixteen clubs clashing next February for a place in the quarter final stage in the competition and it’s certain that some big guns will be knocked out due to the high-calibre outfits that will be lining up.
Champions League last-16 drawPerhaps the most eye-catching Champions League last sixteen tie pits Paris Saint-Germain against Barcelona, with many superstars likely to grace the field including Neymar, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe. Barca will get the chance to draw first blood at the Nou Camp before the tie is settled at the Parc des Princes.
Holders Bayern Munich will be relatively satisfied with their draw considering they face a Lazio side who are among the weaker teams left in the competition, while the German side look formidable again this term and they’re strong betting favourites to overcome their Rome opponents.
Liverpool and Manchester City will both have a trip to Germany for their first leg encounters, with the Reds clashing with a lively RB Leipzig side who were responsible for Manchester United’s exit from the competition, while Manchester City have a dangerous opponent in the form of high-scoring Borussia Monchengladbach.
Meanwhile, Chelsea have the toughest clash of the remaining English clubs after being paired with Atletico Madrid. Diego Simeone’s side look like a strong force in Spain this season and they also knocked Liverpool out of last season’s Champions League, although they won’t be looking forward to the task of overcoming a strong Blues side.
Atalanta and Real Madrid will also meet in the last sixteen stage and it will be interesting whether the Italian side can ruffle the feathers of a team who lost to Manchester City last season and were beaten by Ajax the season before. However, Real Madrid have the class to go a long way.
Porto have been paired with Juventus and the Italian champions will be favourites to get the better of Portuguese opponents, while Sevilla and Borussia Dortmund is the other Champions League last sixteen clash and this also looks intriguing.
Bayern Munich Favourites as Chelsea Drift
Bayern are likely to overcome Lazio and the bookies reacted by offering 11/4 about Hansi Flick’s team retaining their European Cup crown, while Manchester City are as big as 9/2 to win this season’s Champions League although their draw against Borussia Monchengladbach looks winnable.
Liverpool might encounter a few problems against Leipzig although they’re third favourites for this UEFA competition, while Juventus, PSG and Real Madrid all hover around the 12/1 mark and Chelsea have taken a walk in the market at 16/1 following their most difficult possible draw.
Atletico themselves are around 20/1 and perhaps the value is with Diego Simeone’s side considering that they will have Diego Costa back by then and he might be able to cause some havoc along with Luis Suarez.
UEFA Champions League Odds Comparison
The live odds comparison is available on virtually all sports, including of course football and, therefore, also including the UEFA Champions League. If you want the best betting odds on the best football in the world, look no further. Our Champions League odds comparison searches all the top betting sites to bring you the best football betting odds around.
That means you don’t have the hassle of manually checking for odds and can simply head to the bookmaker with the best prices. Whether you want to back Messi or Ronaldo, Barca or Bayern or anything else, our odds comparison makes sure you always get the best football betting odds available. Bigger odds on your bets means bigger profits on your winners, so don’t miss out!
Champions League Winners
The Champions League was first contested in 1992-93 but the European Cup dates back to 1955-56. The two are essentially the same thing, the competition simply being revamped and rebranded in the early 1990s. To date 22 different clubs have won European football’s biggest club prize, with Real Madrid way out in front with a total of 13 wins. For reference Milan are a very distant second with just seven wins.
2018-19 was a disappointing season for both of those giants and both will hope to bounce back and challenge once again. Real have had multiple dominant eras, winning the first five European Cups from 1956-1960 inclusive. They had a long fallow period between 1966 and 1998 but the new millennium has belonged to them, the Spanish giants adding a further six Champions League trophies to vast trophy room. Can they contend once again in 2019-20?
- 2020 – Bayern Munich
- 2019 - Liverpool
- 2018 – Real Madrid
- 2017 – Real Madrid
- 2016 – Real Madrid
- 2015 - Barcelona
- 2014 – Real Madrid
- 2013 – Bayern Munich
- 2012 - Chelsea
- 2011 - Barcelona
A look at the last 10 years paints a picture of Spanish dominance in the Champions League and that is replicated when one looks at the wider history of the competition. Up to and including the 2018 final Spanish clubs have won 18 European Cup/Champions Leagues and made a further 11 finals. That is 50% more wins than Italy and England who both have 12 each, with Germany next on seven.Looking again at more recent times shows us that Spain have been even more impressive. Including when Real beat Juve 1-0 in the 43rd final in 1998, Spanish sides have won 11 of the last 20 Champions Leagues. That strike rate of more than 50% is hugely impressive and suggests that simply betting on Real Madrid or Barcelona for the 2020 CL crown might not be a bad move.As well as those victories, both Valencia and Atletico Madrid have lost two finals in the last two decades. Agonisingly Atleti lost twice to city rivals Real, whilst Valencia were beaten by Bayern in 2001 and Real in 2000.