Updated Champions League odds show Liverpool’s true title chances
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Liverpool IconLiverpool FC NewsLiverpool FCCheck out where Liverpool stands among the betting favorites to win the 2026-26 Champions League title ahead of the first leg of the last 16 against GalatasarayLiverpool is joint-fifth in the betting odds to win this season's Champions League(Image: Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)Liverpool begins its Champions League knockout campaign on Tuesday with the first leg of a last-16 tie against Turkish giants Galatasaray.Arne Slot’s side has a chance to make up for what has been a substandard Premier League season by making a deep run in this year’s Champions League, one year after bowing out of the competition in the round of 16 via a dramatic penalty shootout against eventual champions PSG.It has already been confirmed that Liverpool will be without Alisson and Federico Chiesa for the trip to Istanbul, while Alexis Mac Allister and Florian Wirtz are in contention after recovering from recent injury setbacks.READ MORE: Alexis Mac Allister singles out Arsenal flop who will give him tough nightREAD MORE: Arne Slot handed injury boost as Liverpool midfielder steps up recovery processAlisson’s absence means Giorgi Mamardashvili will make his first appearance since Liverpool’s 4-1 win over Barnsley in the FA Cup nearly two months ago, although the Georgian goalkeeper did feature in four of the Reds’ eight UCL league phase matches this season.Ahead of Tuesday’s clash, Liverpool is priced at 10/1 to win this season’s Champions League title, the joint-fifth best odds of any team.The Reds trail favorites Arsenal (5/2), Bayern Munich (5/1), Barcelona (6/1), and Manchester City (8/1), and are level with defending champions PSG in the outright betting market.Liverpool suffered one of its two league phase defeats against Galatasaray on Sept. 30(Image: Photo by Yagiz Gurtug / Middle East Images via AFP)Real Madrid (12/1), Atletico Madrid (20/1), Chelsea (25/1), Tottenham (25/1), and Newcastle (25/1) come in behind Liverpool in the list of favorites to lift the trophy in Budapest come late May.Slot’s men earned an automatic berth to the last 16 after finishing third in this year’s league phase.Liverpool won six and lost two, including a 1-0 defeat to Galatasaray in Istanbul on Sept.
30.Victor Osimhen, who helped send Galatasaray through to the last 16 with an extra-time goal in a dramatic round of 32 play-off against Inter Milan, scored the lone goal from the penalty spot in that victory more than five months ago.READ MORE: Arne Slot issues Alisson injury update ahead of Liverpool clash vs GalatasarayREAD MORE: Florian Wirtz lifts lid on private Liverpool locker room talks without Arne SlotDespite the last meeting and Alisson's injury, Liverpool is still rated as a heavy 1/7 favorite to advance to the quarter-finals for the first time since the 2021-22 season, the last time the Reds lifted the Champions League trophy.If Slot’s men do advance, they will face the winner of PSG and Chelsea in the last eight.It comes as the FA Cup quarter-final draw brings fixture chaos as Liverpool learns its opponents and Kylian Mbappe says no to Real Madrid offer after a Trent Alexander-Arnold ban.This information is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only and should not be relied upon for financial reasons or to determine a specific course of action. Information should not be used in violation of any law or regulation.
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