Jamie Carragher unimpressed as David Beckham makes 'surprise' Champions League prediction

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David Beckham has not backed an English team to win the Champions League this season(Image: X)

David Beckham, Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards have predicted which team will win in the Champions League this season.

The ex-Liverpool centre-back kicked things off by selecting Barcelona as his pick to claim the Champions League crown.

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Carragher said: "I'm going to go for Barcelona.



And surprise, the six English teams in the Champions League: I don't think anyone had ever had six teams in the Champions League before."

He added: "I do think the Premier League is the best league in Europe right now.

I'll be surprised if more than three qualify for the knockout stage."

Richards also backed the reigning Spanish champions to lift the Champions League trophy, though he fancied Kylian Mbappe to claim the golden boot.

I think the hype about him is real, and I think he's a hell of a talent, but I'm going to go the same as you, Kylian.

"I think Kylian, last season, he scored the goals that he scored.

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