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Today marks the long-awaited start of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. Munich's "Bayern" will host Turin's "Juventus", while "Paris Saint-Germain" will face the test of the "Barcelona" club at home.
According to the bookmakers at "TonyBet", being Catalan, Barcelona is currently considered the main favorites of the tournament - their chances are rated at 2.70. Real Madrid's chances are not much far behind - 3.40 coefficient. In third place is the Munich "Bayern" with a coefficient of 6.00. The chances of Dortmund's "Borussia" to win trophies are 9.00. "Juventus" ranks fifth as they face a tough opponent in the quarterfinals (17.00). Behind the Italian champions are the French powerhouse "Paris Saint-Germain" (40.00). The clubs with the worst chances of winning the European football crown are "Malaga" and "Galatasaray" (70.00 and 100.00 respectively).
"After a few setbacks, Barcelona has risen and is now stronger than ever. However, several teams are showing impressive football, so it won't be easy for any of the favorites," said Vytautas Kačerauskas, CEO of the betting company "TonyBet".
Carlo Ancelotti knows perfectly well what it takes to triumph in the most prestigious European club football tournament, but the recently formed "Paris Saint-Germain" constellation has poor chances of winning the first match at home against the Spanish super club "Barcelona" - 5.50 coefficient against 1.65.
Perhaps the most intriguing pair is Munich's "Bayern" and "Juventus" - both clubs confidently lead their national championships, but the German club is a clear favorite to win at home, so the stake, if successful, will only increase by 1.65 times, while in case of an Italian giants victory, the win would be much larger - the stake would increase by 5.50 times.
Both "Malaga" and Dortmund's "Borussia" are not among the biggest tournament favorites, however, both have shown great results on the international stage this season and could surprise even the biggest experts. According to the bookmakers, the German champion has slightly better chances to win the first match in Spain - coefficient 2.25 against 3.30.
Although "Galatasaray" has added the Champions League winners' trophy to their collection with Didier Drogba and Wesley Sneijder, it has not convinced the "TonyBet" bettors, and the clear favorite in the pair is the royal club Madrid's "Real", whose victory at home almost raises no doubts, so in case of success, the stake will only increase by 1.18 times, whereas in the case of a victory by the Turkish team, you could expect an impressive 14 times greater win.
