Friday 24 April 2015 16:36, UK
The Soccer Saturday pundits and Jamie Redknapp have provided us with their predictions for who will win this season’s Champions League.
Holders Real Madrid were paired Juventus in Friday’s draw, while Barcelona will face Bayern Munich, with all of the action live on Sky Sports.
Four of the pundits are in agreement with Sky Bet, who make Barca the 15/8 favourites, while Phil Thompson is going against the general consensus.
Jamie Redknapp says...
“I’ve got to go for Barcelona and there are three reasons – Messi, Suarez and Neymar. What more do you need to say? Goals win football matches and these three have bags of them. I can’t see any of the other teams outscoring Barcelona over two legs or one.”
Phil Thompson says…
“I am going to go for Bayern to win the Champions League. I just think as an all-round team I think they’re the best around. Real Madrid and Barcelona’s defences can be got at and Juventus aren’t strong enough to compete. The two Spanish side’s attacks, Barca’s in particular, are obviously brilliant but as we saw on Tuesday night, when Bayern want to flex their muscle, and I mean muscle, they show exactly what they can do. They’re sort of like Barcelona with attitude, offering that physical side you know you’re going to get from a German side.
Thommo predicts: Bayern Munich
Matt Le Tissier says…
“It has to be Barcelona for me. The reasoning for that is summed up in three words; Messi, Neymar and Suarez.”
Paul Merson says…
“I don’t think anyone can cope with Barcelona’s forwards. I mean, look at it, Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez – it’s staggering, and they’re all scoring goals now too. I just think they’re going to be unstoppable now, whoever they get.”
Charlie Nicholas says…
“I think it will be Barcelona lifting the trophy this year. They’ve just got so much going forward, that front three of Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Neymar has come good after all. They’re going to get over 100 goals between them this season, and you can’t understate that. For me, they’ll be back on top of Europe this season.”
