With the first knockout rounds settled and the quarter-final drawings coming up this weekend, all top four premier league teams are still in the run for reaching the final in Rome on May 27.

If we were to ask the online bookmakers, the final game will be a battle between Barcelona and Manchester United. Ladbrokes.com offers equal odds on the two teams – 5/2.

Manchester United had a tough first round, but after scoring two goals in their home game against Inter Milan, Sir Alex’s team is now one of the favourites to win the final. At least if we look at the online odds at Ladbrokes.com.

Out of all remaining Premier League teams, Arsenal is least likely to win according to Ladbrokes 9/1 odds. Arséne Wenger’s Champions League dreams were almost shattered in the first knockout round, but his team finally managed to defeat Roma in a penalty shootout.

Chelsea can at the moment be played at 9/2 and Liverpool at 6/1 at the same bookie.

But as mentioned earlier, “la Orejona” – as the Spanish call the big-eared trophy – might as well end up in Spain after the final game in Rome. Barcelona has an impressive team this year, and they certainly
captured many of the online bettors’ attention as they are ranked as one of the favourite teams to win the league. Ladbrokes gives Barca bettors the same odds as Man U. 5/2.

Even though Bayern Munich proved great strength in the first knockout round against Sporting Lisbon, they are certainly playable at 9/1.

The highest odds of the remaining teams are on Villareal. They just managed to beat Panathinaikos with one goal and players get 25/1 on their money if the team were to win the final.

Chances are that the odds will change drastically after the quarter-final drawings, but the soccer betting odds certainly look good from a Man U point of view.