The first all english Champions League final between Man Utd and Chelsea in Moscow on Wednesday 21st May has really captured the imagination of the nation’s football fans. It is the first time in the European Cup’s 42 year history, that two sides from England have met in the final and it is testiment to the quality of English football that the two teams that finished first and second in the Premier League meet once again to do battle for the most coveted prize in world domestic football.

An estimated 50,000 supporters from both Manchester United and Chelsea are expected to make the trip to Russia to watch the game at the Luzhniki Stadium, whilst millions more will tune in to watch the action unfold live on TV. It promises to be a thrilling game and due to the number of neutral supports watching the game, British bookmakers are gearing up for a busy day of betting on Wednesday, with many online betting firms predicting that the game could beat all previous betting records for the total amount wagered on a single football match, with the game reportedly worth over £20 million to the betting industry.

With both teams evenly matched it will be a case of split opinions for those having a bet on this match. Manchester United are the narrow favouries to win the trophy at odds of 4/5 with Bet365 whilst Chelsea are slightly better odds at evens. To win the game in 90 minutes, United are 6/4 with Chelsea 21/10 and the draw is a 2/1 chance. Other popular bets for the final include predicting the correct score, a market in which a low scoring affair is the favourite with a 1-0 Man Utd win available at odds of 11/2 and the same scoreline in Chelsea’s favour is 13/2. Having a bet on the first goalscorer is also very popular and the one player likely to feature on many peoples bets will be Cristiano Ronaldo who is the 9/2 favourite to score the first goal.

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