Liverpool in the mix as six pundits name who they think will win the Champions League
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The 48-year-old sees the case for his former sides Arsenal and Barcelona while also recognising Bayern Munich could yet outdo both."[Barcelona] need to find that consistency and that balance if they want to win and be considered one of the hot favourites to win it – I still think they are," he said before the Catalan club brushed Newcastle aside in the second leg of the previous round. "But that balance sometimes that they don't have make me turn a tiny bit more to Bayern and Arsenal."He had plenty of praise for Bayern as they hammered Atalanta home and away, suggesting they could ultimately have the strongest chance of going all the way.
"You will see, whoever it is - it can be the winger inside, the striker like we saw with Nicolas Jackson on the right - [Bayern] know what they need to do, they press well, they're very difficult to beat at times," he said.Micah RichardsRichards is the second pundit after Carragher to back Arsenal. The Gunners fell short against PSG last season but must regard themselves amongst the favourites after leading the Premier League and finishing the league phase in Europe with a 100 percent record.Content cannot be displayed without consent"They're top of the Premier League and I think Arsenal are the favourites for the Champions League because I think it will suit them more than the domestic games," Richards said on The Rest is Football.
"In the Champions League the games might get a little bit more stretched whereas in the Premier League everyone is going to that low block against them."It's worth recognising he made his prediction in early March, before the Arsenal lost to his former club Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final. With just eight teams left in Europe, Gerrard reckons Liverpool have as good an opportunity as any."I think Bayern and Liverpool could be the ones people don't think can get there, but they can," he stated.