Betting insight into the Champions League Final 25th May at Wembley
This year’s Champions League Final is to be an all German affair, between last year’s losing finalist Bayern Munich and the up and coming Borussia Dortmund managed by the sought after Klopp.
It is a perfect chance for Bayern to banish the memories of losing to Chelsea in last years final after dominating the game. Bayern have certainly taken over the mantle of the dominant force in European club football with 3 champions league appearances in 4 years although they have lost the previous two finals to Inter Milan and Chelsea, so the pressure will be on them.
With both teams putting in extraordinary performances against the once mighty Barcelona and Real Madrid it will be interesting to see who comes out on top. Will Dortmund deny Bayern the chance to become champions for the 5th time or will Bayern prove why they have been the best team in Europe this year by a mile, we shall see.
Both teams were impressive on the road to Wembley, Dortmund and Bayern both finished top of the groups in the early part of the competition with Real Madrid unable to beat Dortmund, it took them till the fourth game between them at the second semi final stage to finally register a win against them. Even then it was late in the game before they got their victory and off little use.
Bayern’s progress was serenity itself dropping just 4 points in the groups and then going on to beat Arsenal in the last 16 before winning 2-0 home and away against Juventus in the quarters. Then came there best performances against the once might Barcelona. Taking a 4-0 lead into the away leg they bashed Barcelona up once more, 3-0 on their on turf to win 7-0 on aggregate a result that no one could of predicted.
Bayern are the Bundesliga champions yet again with Borussia Dortmund a distant 2nd. In fact 25 points and 41 goals behind. But I imagine that this will count for nothing come Saturday night at Wembley although the odds say otherwise.
As for betting opportunities the match betting for the Champions League Final as it stands has Bayern Munich at a best price of 4/5 at Bet365. Borussia Dortmund can be had at a tasty 4/1 with Bet Victor. These match odds are over 90 minutes so if there was extra time you will need to have backed the draw at 31/10 also at Bet Victor to get a winner.
Robben is a nice 15/2 with Skybet to score first for Bayern while the prolific Lewandowski is 11/2 also with Skybet.
Bet365 have an interesting offer for those that like to play the in-play markets. Just have a bet pre match (before it starts) on the final and then place another bet in-play and if your first in-play bet loses Bet365 will refund the first losing in-play bet up to the value of £50. You can bet on more than 70 markets such as Next Goal Scorer, Match Goals, Total Corners, Half-Time, Full-Time.
