Champions League Final Preview and Odds

by Elizabeth Fairview  |  May 25th, 2009
UEFA Champions League
There’s a lot more than pride at stake during Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League final (2:45 p.m. Eastern) in Rome between Manchester United and Barcelona. (Wikimedia Images)

The winning team will receive €7 million, or about $9.8 million in cold, hard cash. The shiny European Cup will look pretty good in their trophy case, too.

The odds are slightly in United’s favor to take home the plunder. They’re +155 on the traditional betting line with Barcelona at +165 and the draw (after 90 minutes plus injury time) at +225. This is a single-game eliminator, so they’ll go to extra time and a shootout if need be – like last year’s thrilling win by Man U over their Premiership rivals from Chelsea. This year’s United team is so good, rumor has it that both Carlos Tevez and Dimitar Berbatov will be on the bench to start the game. Barca’s back is up against the wall.

 
 
 

 

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    November 12th, 2009 at 3:30 am

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