The Serie A leaders have been dealt one of the more favourable draws on the quarter-finals with fellow compatriots AC Milan, whom they have already swept aside this season. The Germans will travel to Manchester to face a City side who are constantly criticised for their inability to clinch European glory, but their status as favourites (9/4) has failed to budge in spite of the monstrous stumbling block that stands in their way.Įlsewhere, three Italian teams feature at this stage of the competition for the first time in 17 years, although the name on everyone’s lips is Napoli. Real Madrid or Chelsea v Manchester City or Bayern Munichīoth 2019 Champions League finalists and the last two remaining English clubs, Manchester City and Chelsea, have been handed the incredibly tough routes to the final.īayern Munich, who are currently joint-second favourites after the draw, hold the strongest record in this season’s competition having remained unbeaten across the group stage and the last-16, while conceding just two goals despite facing the likes of Inter Milan, Barcelona and PSG.AC Milan or Napoli v Benfica or Inter Milan.In light of the newly-scheduled fixture list, we are taking a closer look at how severe the Champions League winner odds market shift has been this morning. The quarter-final draw has been made for this year’s Champions League, and with one side of the bracket seemingly weighted heavily by the competition’s most successful teams, we are likely to see an unexpected name come the final in May.
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