The final phase of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League is approaching, and the quarter-finals, which started this Tuesday (8), promise great duels. Confrontations such as Arsenal x Real Madrid and Bayern Munich x Internazionale raise expectations.
Betfair, a renowned sports betting platform, has released its projections on the teams most likely to advance to the semi-finals. In addition, it has indicated the main candidate for the title and the most likely scorer.
Quarter-final matchups and odds
Betfair has calculated the chances of each team qualifying, so the results are as follows:
Arsenal x Real Madrid
- Arsenal Rating: 47%
- Real Madrid rating: 53%
Bayern de Munique x Internazionale
- Bayern Munich rating: 56%
- Internazionale rating: 44%
PSG x Aston Villa
- PSG rating: 75%
- Aston Villa rating: 25%
Barcelona x Borussia Dortmund
- Barcelona rating: 76%
- Borussia Dortmund rating: 24%
Barcelona emerges as a strong contender for the title
Barcelona appears as the main favorite to win the title. The Catalan team has a 22% chance (odd of 4.0). According to Betfair, the club is looking to repeat its feat of 2014/2015. Furthermore, PSG comes next, with 20% (odd of 4.33), and Real Madrid with 19% (odd of 4.5). On the other hand, Lamal Yamine stands out.
The main candidates for the title are:
- Barcelona – 22%
- PSG – 20%
- Real Madrid – 19%
- Bayern de Munique – 15%
- Arsenal – 11%
- Internazionale – 8%
- Aston Villa – 3%
- Borussia Dortmund – 2%
Raphinha leads the race for Champions League top scorer
Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Raphinha is the favorite to be the Champions League’s top scorer. According to Betfair, he has a 31% chance (odds of 2.75). Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane is close behind with 24% (odds of 3.6). Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski has 21% (odds of 4).
The updated ranking of favorites for top scorer is:
- Raphinha – 31%
- Harry Kane – 24%
- Robert Lewandowski – 21%
- Serhou Guirassy – 11%
- Kylian Mbappé – 9%
- Vinicius Jr. – 6%