Man City Still Odds on to Qualify after Group of Death Draw

MANCHESTER, England, August 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Manchester City are still odds on to qualify for the Champions League knock-out stages even after being drawn in the so called "Group of Death."

Bookmakers Betfred make the English Champions 4/7 to qualify from Group D which includes nine time winners Real Madrid, Dutch champions Ajax and German table toppers Borussia Dortmund.

Betfred spokesman Mark Pearson,

"Man City are second favourites to top the group behind Spanish giants Real Madrid but we still think Mancini's men have the quality to qualify from Group D. Last year's campaign will have given them the experience ready for another tough test."

Manchester United are 1/20 to qualify from Group H, Arsenal 2/5 from Group B while the current European Champions Chelsea are 4/9 to progress from Group E.

Meanwhile Celtic look up against it and are 8/1 to qualify from Group G which consists of Barcelona, Benfica and Spartak Moscow.

This year's final is once again at Wembley and Barcelona are the 5/2 favourites to win the Champions League again at England's national stadium. An all English final is 6/1 while an all Manchester final can be backed at 28/1

   
    Champions League Odds
    5-2          Barcelona
    4            Real Madrid
    8            Man Utd
    10           Man City
    12           Bayern Munich
    12           Chelsea
    14           Juventus
    16           Paris St Germain
    20           AC Milan
    20           Arsenal
    33           Dortmund
    66           Valencia
    66           Porto
    80           Benfica
    80           Schalke
    100          Malaga
    100          Shakhtar Donetsk
    100          Zenit St Petersburg
    150          Lille
    150          Dynamo Kiev
    150          Montpellier
    200          Ajax
    200          Galatasaray
    200          Braga
    250          Spartak Moscow
    250          Anderlecht
    250          Basel
    250          Olympiakos
    500          CFR Cluj
    500          Celtic
    500          BATE Borisov
    500          Dinamo Zagreb
    500          FC Nordsjaelland