Bookmakers have presented odds for the Champions League victory. It's time to find out whose chances are more favorable. **“PSG”** According to experts, Luis Enrique's team is the main favorite in the fight for the Champions Cup. The title defense by the Parisians is rated at 6.00. During the off-season, PSG parted ways with important players — Gonçalo Ramos, Lee Kang-in, and Bradley Barcola. They also let go of those who were not firmly established in the squad: Randal Kolo-Muani, Ibrahima Konaté, and Noam Emeran. However, they certainly did not become weaker: the squad was strengthened by Lucas Digne, Magnes Akliush, Ferran Torres, and Mika Godts. This smooth restructuring allows the capital club to dream of repeating the unique achievement of Real Madrid — three consecutive Champions League victories. In the group stage, the Parisians will play against Slovan (home), Manchester City (away), Barcelona (home), Villarreal (away), Roma (home), Aston Villa (away), Como (away), and Galatasaray (home). **“Arsenal”** Last season, the Gunners stopped just short of the most prestigious club trophy in Europe, and their victory in the current campaign is quoted at 7.00. In the summer, the London club made three significant transfers — Bruno Guimarães, Christos Tzolis, and Ezri Konsa joined Emirates. Therefore, the club did not feel the loss of Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Jesus, and Christian Nergård. Not to mention those who were sent out on loan: Jakub Kiwior, Fabio Vieira, and Karla Heyne. Arsenal's opponents in the group stage will be Napoli (away), Lille (home), Bayern Munich (away), Slavia (away), Borussia Dortmund (home), Real Madrid (home), Betis (away), and Sabah (home). **“Barcelona”** The addition to the Blaugrana's museum of a sixth Champions Cup is priced at 7.00. The last time Barca won the trophy was in the 2014/15 season, after which they never reached the final again, and only made it to the semifinals twice. The Catalans did a quality job deepening their squad — they signed Anthony Gordon, Karim Adeyemi, Rodri, Dominik Livaković, and Gabriel Jesus. Among the notable losses are only Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski. In the group stage, Hansi Flick's team will face Feyenoord (home), Galatasaray (away), PSG (away), Aston Villa (home), Sabah (away), Manchester City (home), Sporting (away), and Como (home). **“Bayern Munich”** Vincent Kompany's team's triumph is available at 7.00. The Munich club won their sixth Champions League six years ago, after which they twice stopped at the doorstep of the semifinals and four times in the quarterfinals. In the summer, Bayern made only two transfers — but significant ones: the club was joined by the top scorer of the Moroccan national team at the 2026 World Cup, Ismaël Saïbari, and the versatile player from Eintracht and the German national team, Nathaniel Brown. Only backup goalkeepers Alexander Nübel and Daniel Peretz, veterans Leon Goretzka and Raphaël Guerreiro, and João Palhinha, who did not settle at Allianz Arena, left. The schedule for the Munich team in the group stage looks as follows: Bodo/Glimt (home), Viking (away), Arsenal (home), Atletico (away), Lille (away), Slavia (home), Manchester United (away), Betis (home). **“Real Madrid”** The Madrid team closes the top five favorites with odds of 7.50. The Champions League eluded José Mourinho on his first attempt at Santiago Bernabéu — now the Portuguese has returned to restore the team's winning mentality. The special team received serious reinforcements in the form of Ibrahima Konaté, Bernardo Silva, Marc Cucurella, Denzel Dumfries, Jan Diomande, and Carlos Espi. With such transfers, the departures of Dani Carvajal, David Alaba, Dani Ceballos, Fran García, and Gonzalo García do not feel like losses at all. In the group stage, Real will face matches against Inter (home), Roma (away), Leipzig (home), AEK (away), PSV (home), Arsenal (away), LASK (home), and Shakhtar (away). **Other teams to watch** In the top 10 contenders for the trophy, experts also included three English clubs and one team each from Italy and Spain. “Manchester City” — at 10.00; Pep Guardiola has been striving for Champions League triumph with the Citizens for seven years — will Enzo Maresca surpass his mentor and bring the trophy in his debut season? “Liverpool” — at 13.00; Andoni Iraola debuts in European competitions as a coach, with the maximum goal of adding a seventh Champions Cup to the Reds' trophy room. “Manchester United” — at 20.00; The last time the Red Devils won the Champions League, Michael Carrick was a player — now the Englishman can work wonders as a coach. “Inter” — at 30.00; After a failure in the previous Champions League campaign, the Milan team is not expected to perform miracles. However, in the summer, the Nerazzurri underwent a squad restructuring and are ready to surprise. “Atletico” — at 35.00. A new chance for Diego Simeone to win the long-awaited Champions League for the Mattress Makers in a home final: it didn't work out in 2019 — will it succeed now? **Who has the least chances** The bottom five of the tournament, according to analysts, looks as follows: “Viking” — at 300.00; “Slavia” — at 350.00; “Slovan” — at 500.00; LASK — at 750.00; “Sabah” — at 1000.
