United favoured to retain Champions League crown

Manchester United's odds of becoming the first team to successfully defend the Champions League trophy have come in following the quarter-final draw.Sir Alex Ferguson's side have been drawn against Portuguese outfit FC Porto and are now rated at 2/1 to in the online football betting market, with Barcelona second favourites at 3/1 with William Hill.Meanwhile, Chelsea and Liverpool will face each other in the competition once again, with the winner having to beat either Bayern Munich or Barcelona to reach the final in Rome.And Arsenal have been matched up against Villareal in the last eight, with the Spanish side slight favourites.Following the draw, 888Sport is offering odds of 11/10 for the final to feature a pair of English teams - as it did last year when Manchester United defeated Chelsea on penalties.The Blues are rated at 13/2 to go one better this year, making them the tournament's joint third favourites alongside Liverpool.

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Posted on:- 20/03/2009 - 17:00 PM
Filed in:- Football Betting News