Champions League 2024/25: Bookies Wary of Liverpool and Leverkusen

The first two rounds of matches in the 2024/25 Champions League have triggered some noteworthy moves in the outright betting market.

Manchester City are still the favourites with football betting sites to lift the trophy after picking up four points from their opening league phase matches.

Read on as we look at some of the key changes to the Champions League betting after the completion of two rounds of fixtures.

Manchester City were rated as 2/1 shots in the ante-post market on several betting apps, but have drifted to 11/4 after the first two games.

City were held to a goalless draw by Inter Milan in their first match, before recording an emphatic 4-0 victory at Slovan Bratislava in their next outing.

Reigning champions Real Madrid are next in the betting despite picking up just three points from the fixtures against Stuttgart and Lille.

Arsenal and Bayern Munich are the only other teams listed at single figure prices, but several other teams are heading in that direction.

Liverpool have been cut from 12/1 to 10/1 after defeating AC Milan and Bologna and already look a good bet to reach the last-16.

The same can be said for Bayer Leverkusen, who have been cut from 25/1 to 16/1 after recording victories over Feyenoord and Milan.

Borussia Dortmund are another team with a 100 percent record after beating Club Brugge and Celtic in their first two matches.

Brest, Benfica, Aston Villa and Juventus complete the line-up of teams who will head into Matchday 3 aiming to maintain their perfect start to the competition.

Champions League 2024/25 Outright Betting (via Fitzdares)

• Manchester City – 11/4
• Real Madrid – 17/5
• Arsenal – 8/1
• Bayern Munich – 9/1
• Liverpool – 10/1
• Barcelona – 12/1
• Bayer Leverkusen – 16/1
• Inter Milan – 20/1
• Borussia Dortmund - 25/1
• Paris Saint-Germain – 28/1
• Atletico Madrid – 33/1
• Juventus – 33/1
• Aston Villa – 40/1
• Atalanta – 50/1
• AC Milan – 80/1
• Benfica – 80/1
• Lille – 100/1
• Monaco – 100/1
• RB Leipzig – 125/1
• PSV Eindhoven – 150/1
• Sporting CP – 150/1
• Feyenoord – 200/1
• Bologna – 250/1
• Stade Brest – 250/1
• Girona – 350/1
• Sparta Prague – 350/1
• Stuttgart – 350/1
• Club Brugge – 500/1
• Celtic – 500/1
• Sturm Graz – 500/q
• Red Bull Salzburg – 750/1
• Shakhtar Donetsk – 750/1
• Red Star Belgrade – 1000/1
• Dinamo Zagreb – 1000/1
• Slovan Bratislava – 1000/1
• Young Boys – 1000/1