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After the draw of the first stage of the UEFA Cup, one of the world's largest betting companies, "William Hill," offered to bet on the winner of this tournament.
According to this bookmaker, the most realistic chances to win the UEFA Cup this May are held by last year's champion, "Sevilla," whose chances are valued at 1-10, meaning that for every euro bet, ten times the amount would be paid out in case of a victory.
Not far behind are "Tottenham" (1-11), Gelsenkirchen's "Schalke" (1-12), and Leverkussen's "Bayer" (1-12) chances of triumph in this year's tournament.
The British company assesses the chances of "Ethnikos" and "Atvidabergs" the worst. In case of their victory, the winner would receive a sum two thousand times greater than the bet placed.
Bookmakers offer relatively high coefficients (compared to the chances of "Barcelona" defending the UEFA Champions League title at 1-5) because after the end of the UEFA Champions League tournament, eight teams that finished third in their groups in the Champions League will join the current participants in the subsequent stages of the UEFA Cup, among which there are often very strong teams.
Bookmakers' coefficients according to "William Hill": "Sevilla" 1-10 "Tottenham" 1-11 "Schalke" 1-12 "Bayer" 1-12 "Newcastle" 1-17 "Hertha" 1-17 "PSG" 1-21 "Marseille" 1-21 "Celta" 1-21 ... "Ethnikos" 1-2001 "Atvidabergs" 1-2001
