Barca and Juventus bookies favourites

Published December 17, 2005

LONDON: Barcelona and Juventus were made joint favourites at 5/1 by the bookmakers to win the Champions League. Chelsea are 6/1 with Inter Milan and Olympique Lyon 8/1. Holders Liverpool are 11/1 and AC Milan are 9/1. Real Madrid are 14/1 and their opponents in the last 16, Arsenal, 12/1. Also 14/1 are Bayern Munich and Villarreal, with PSV Eindhoven 40/1, Benfica 50/1, Ajax Amsterdam and Werder Bremen 66/1, and Rangers 100/1.—Reuters

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