Every team in Europe wants to win the UEFA Champions League, but only a handful of the elite of European football can do it. Make football bets with bwin.

The ticket to the final stages of the UEFA Champions League is partly in the club budget, but you need to be extraordinary to get to the end of the competition. At this stage of competitiveness, all the teams have to put out their best performances to have a chance of lifting the cup with big ears.

Being the best in your country is vitally important, but becoming European champions is the ultimate goal. Bet on all sports and football at our online sports betting site.

The real competition starts in February

Once the group stages are over, the real competition between the best teams starts in February with the knockout matches having now abolished the away goal rule.

In the end, it is a cup competition, so even the best team in Europe does not win the Champions League trophy for sure. Teams like Manchester City and PSG have invested heavily but have failed over the last decade to win the most prestigious club football competition in their history.

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With the best teams on the field, it is more difficult to predict the breakthrough — at least at the beginning of the game. In over 125 games played in total last season, 79 games were without a goal scored in the first 15 minutes. The first goal of the game has come on average around the 29th-minute mark this season.

There have been more goals scored in the second half, with the last 15 minutes plus any extra time being the most prolific, with 23% of goals scored during these phases.

Betting on the 2022/23 Champions League

The 2022/23 Champions League promises to be another exciting tournament, with the final being held in Turkey.

The group stage will be intense as it will end a month before the usual date. Matches will be held every midweek until early November.

The winner of the Champions League will also participate in the Club World Cup and face the winner of the Europa League — to determine the champion of champions. Bet on the UEFA Supercup.