Who will win the 2022/23 Champions League?

The 2022/23 Champions League (UCL) group stage is well underway and several teams have already showcased their title credentials.

Manchester City were the bookmakers’ favourites before a ball was kicked and they have looked imperious in their three outings to date.

The best football betting sites have slashed City’s odds to lift the prestigious trophy for the first time and it is tough to see who will stop them.

Striker Erling Braut Haaland has been in devastating form, netting five goals in three appearances against Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund and FC Copenhagen.

Pep Guardiola’s side look nailed on to win Group G and they are strongly fancied to go all the way in this season’s competition.

Bayern Munich are next in the UCL betting after recording victories over Inter Milan, Barcelona and Viktoria Plzen.

While they should have little difficulty progressing to the knockout stage, they do not appeal as likely winners of the tournament.

The same applies to Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool, both of whom can be backed at single figure prices in the outright market.

PSG have picked up seven points from their three matches and should progress from Group H without too much difficulty.

However, they have repeatedly failed to live up to expectations in the Champions League and are unlikely to win the title this season.

Liverpool made it to the final of the 2021/22 Champions League and will fancy their chances of making another deep run in the competition.

They kicked off their campaign with a dismal 4-1 defeat at Napoli, but have bounced back to defeat Ajax and Rangers in their next two games.

Jurgen Klopp’s side have struggled to produce their best form this season, and reaching the semi-finals may be as good as it gets for them.

Real Madrid could emerge as the main threat to Man City’s hopes of winning the Champions League next June.

The reigning champions have defeated Celtic, RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk to move effortlessly to the top of Group F.

Madrid have clinched the trophy in five of the previous nine seasons to take their overall tally in Europe’s top club competition to 14 titles.

Carlo Ancelotti’s side have a useful knack of raising their game in the Champions League and will be difficult to stop this season.

Several other teams harbour hopes of being crowned champions of Europe including Barcelona, Napoli and Chelsea.

Barca are in a difficult group alongside Bayern and Inter, but may be dangerous if they can recover from picking up just three points from their first three games.

Napoli have been excellent in Group A, and could be semi-final contenders if they can maintain the standards they have set to date.

Chelsea appeal as the best value outsiders in the Champions League following their recent 3-0 victory over AC Milan in Group E.

The 2020/21 winners are now in good shape to claim top spot and could be worth an interest to make it to the last four.

New manager Graham Potter already appears to be making a difference to their fortunes and it would be foolish to underestimate his team’s chances of success.