The Champions League kicks off this week with some mouth-watering ties in prospect. Manchester City go to Real Madrid on Tuesday and Chelsea welcome Juventus on Wednesday.

In the outright betting for the Champions League it is currently Barcelona (11/4 with William Hill) who are favourites and following their strong start to the season you can see why. Their La Liga rivals Real Madrid are 9/2 (Bet365) and both Manchester clubs are 10/1. How Bayern Munich are still 14/1 to win the tournament, quite frankly I will never know.

If you are looking for a bet on one of the outright markets, we recommend using the Blue Square outright market with four places being paid each-way. This gives us a fantastic looking bet in the shape of Bayern Munich each-way.

Looking at the opening round of fixtures there are few best bets that stand out. First up Real Madrid host Manchester City and look a good bet at a best price of 8/11 (William Hill). City are 9/2 (Paddy Power) the draw 31/10.

Arsenal go to France to play Montpellier who have had a shocking start to their Ligue 1 campaign and Arsenal must be fancied to get the three points at an attractive price of 5/4 with Paddy Power.

On Wednesday Chelsea play Juventus and both sides sit on top of their respected leagues after strong starts. Juventus have not lost away from home for 13 months but haven’t featured in the Champions League for three years. This will be difficult for Chelsea and it might be worth siding with Juventus on the draw no bet market (13/8 with Betfred).

Manchester United are expected to win against Galatasaray but Galatasaray have been scoring goals for fun this season so don’t expect it to be a full gone conclusion. United are no value at 1/4 (Sky Bet) and the better bet looks to be both teams to score (11/10 with Boylesports).

Champions League Best Bets for Week 1

Bayern Munich to win the Champions League EW – 14/1 with Blue Square (EW 4-places ¼ odds)

Real Madrid to beat Manchester City – 8/11 with William Hill

Arsenal to beat Montpellier – 5/4 with Paddy Power

Juventus to beat Chelsea (draw no bet) – 13/8 with Betfred

Man Utd vs Galatasaray both teams to score – 11/10 with Boylesports

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