\u201cNapoli again! I don\u2019t know how often I\u2019ve now played against Napoli, but they\u2019re obviously a very experienced side,\u201d Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp told LiverpoolFC.com. \u201cI will need now to have another, closer look at Genk and Salzburg, but I already know they are very young, very exciting and very fresh, so it will be interesting.”<\/p>\n
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Other Champions League favorites include Real Madrid (+1000) and Paris Saint-Germain (+1100), both of whom have been drawn into Group A, along with Bayern Munich (+1100) and Juventus (+1100).<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe Champions League group stage begins on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Each group will play a double round-robin, for six games in total. The top two teams in each group move on to the knockout stages, while the third-place team will be transferred to the Europa League knockout phase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Manchester City was already favored to win this season\u2019s UEFA Champions League, but that position was only strengthened after Thursday\u2019s draw, which left the Premier League titleholder with a very manageable group. DraftKings Sportsbook has Manchester City listed as a +300 pick to win the Champions League, the shortest odds of any of the 32 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":113681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Champions League Draw Leaves Manchester City as Clear Favorite<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n