With Real Madrid in the quarterfinals, a new champion will be crowned this season with Arsenal, Barcelona, Inter Milan and PSG The remaining clubs in the competition
The highest club competition in the world function has again been reached the last curtain call, while the semi -final of the Champions League takes place with all four clubs that are an eye to take their place in the Allianz Arena in Munich next month.
Arsenal, Barcelona, Inter Milan and PSG all seem to be the last four to surpass their semi -final opponents in the coming weeks and seek European glory – with two clubs that want to guarantee the status of “Champions of Europe” for the first time in their history.
Arsenal Welcome PSG who struggled in the group stage, but have since seen extremely comfortable in the knockout phases, including seeing the first favorites Liverpool 4-1 on penalties before they continue their all-English run by beating Aston Villa Eng 5-4 in the quarter finals.
In the meantime, Barcelona Inter Milan welcomes a treble in the first stage while Hansi Flick protects a Treble in his debut season, because Barcelona Boss has already protected the Copa del Rey last weekend against Real Madrid and La Liga table with four points about their arch-yives with five games left.
Who is the favorite?
After the unexpected exit from Liverpool from the Champions League by PSG, the Spotlight has shifted to a new favorite for the coveted trophy. It is not a shock that Barcelona, under the astute leadership of Hansi Flick, is now leading the peloton.
The shape of Barcelona this season was nothing less than remarkable. They shoot at an impressive Treble, are nicely at the top of La Liga, prepare for an El Clasico confrontation in the Copa del Rey final, and statistically standing as the strongest team left in the Champions League.
In the group stage, Barcelona achieved second place before he comfortably sent Benfica with a 4-1 aggregated victory. Raphinha played an important role in this success and delivered two of his 11 goals in the competition during the second stage. Since then they have aggregated Borussia Dortmund 5-3 to set up their semi-final draw with Serie A Champions Inter Milan.
Arsenal's Champions League hopes
As it looks now, it is expected that Arsenal will fall short in a final appearance according to the Bookmakers. Copybet praise the Gunners at Evens to secure a flight ticket to Munich next month, which is closely behind their semi-final opponents PSG who are on 3/4 chances to only secure their second Champions League final.
As a result, the side of Mikel Arteta is priced on 5/2 to lift the trophy with Copybet, but are best priced with Paddy Power at the moment on 11/4 to go a step better than their last last performance in 2006 and eventually crowned European champions. Other bookmakers, including Bet365, Sky Bet, William Hill and Ladbrokes all also offer 5/2 opportunities.