Charging Lyon aim to steal Champions League spotlight from Chelsea, Barcelona
Chelsea are probably worthy of their status as favourites for the Champions League with Barcelona not quite looking so good this season. However, no side have impressed more than Lyon, who rate a value bet at 9/1 to win the UEFA Champions League.
Whatever fate awaits Barca, their arch enemies Chelsea have sailed through to the knockout stages with aplomb. The Blues are probably worthy of their status as favourites to prevail - at the time of writing, they are a top-priced 4/1 with AllHorseRacing - but one team continues to be underrated, and that is Gerard Houllier’s Lyon, who can be backed at a tempting 9/1 with AllHOrseRacing.
French clubs do not have a great record in the Champions League: since the tournament was born in the 1955/56 season, Marseille are the only side from France to win this competition, a feat they achieved during the 1992/93 campaign.
But the current Lyon side has an enormous chance of providing their nation with an overdue success in Europe’s premier club tournament.
Jose Mourinho’s men boast a wealth of collective experience in this glittering tournament and the strength in depth of their squad will stand them in good stead, as it will on the domestic front.
The Blues are the team to beat in the competition for this reason, but if they were to lock horns with Lyon along the way I reckon that Houlier’s charges will outfox the Blues.
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