Champions League 2024-25 title race: The UEFA Champions League is one of the most coveted football titles. This season, clubs are playing in a new format, making the race to the title even more exciting.
Out of the 36 teams competing in a league phase, the top eight teams will go straight to the Round of 16, while the other eight will be determined after a knockout round between teams finishing ninth to 24. Under such a complicated format, predicting the ultimate winners has become difficult for experts and fans. However, some clubs have been showing consistently remarkable performances in their hunt for the trophy.
Let us have a look at the top contenders to win the Champions League 2024-25 title:
Manchester City
Manchester City has become a formidable force under Pep Guardiola,dominating the English Premier League by winning four back-to-back league titles. The club won their first Champions League title in 2023 after a few setbacks in earlier editions. City made history that season as they became only the second English club to win the European treble.
Considering their dominant campaign so far in the Premier League with players like Erling Halaand and Ederson, and enormous bench strength, Manchester City are the top favourites to win the UEFA Champions 2024-25 League title.
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Real Madrid
Real Madrid are reigning Champions League champions. Although they had an underwhelming start to the Champions League 2024-25, they cannot be written off. Los Blancos are a different beast
altogether when it comes to the elite European league tournament as they are the most decorated ones in the history of the Champions League.
Players like Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr., Jude Bellingham, and managed by Carlo Ancelotti, makes the star-studded club one of the top contenders to win Champions League 2024-25.
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Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich has had not just successful runs in Bundesliga, but also in most editions of Champions League. They have won six Champions League titles, with the last one coming in the 2029-20 season. Considering their dominance in the German League, the Bavarians are one of the top favorites to win the Champions League 2024-25 trophy.
Liverpool
Liverpool has Champions League crowns to their name, the most by any English club. The Reds have shown consistency in their performance for last couple of Premier League seasons
and under Arne Slot, the squad have been doing well. Liverpool are currently among the top-tier teams of the Premier League with six wins in their opening seven games. They are also unbeaten in the ongoing Champions League making them one of the top candidates to become European champions.
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Arsenal
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal have been doing extremely well so far this season both in the Premier League and the Champions League. The Gunners are among the top-tier teams in the PL standings and have secured four points from their first two games in the Champions League, followed by a draw in Bergamo against Atalanta and an incredible 2-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain. With an impressive campaign so far, Arsenal is one of the favorites to win the Champions League 2024-25.
