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Josh Challies

How the Champions League group stage draw affected Chelsea and Tottenham's chances

Chelsea and Tottenham are among the 32 clubs across Europe who discovered their group stage opponents for the 2019/20 Champions League, as the path to Istanbul was mapped out.

The Blues return to Europe's elite competition after last season's success in the Europa League, while Spurs are aiming to go one step further than they did last year by lifting the continent's biggest prize.

However, neither London side found themselves among the favourites for the competition as the odds from The Pools rank them as outsiders to go all the way.

Ahead of the draw, Spurs were seen as 22/1 to win the competition but their price drifted to 25/1 after their opponents were revealed, pairing the Lilywhites with Bayern Munich, Olympiacos and Red Star Belgrade.

Chelsea, on the other hand, benefited from the shift in odds as they were priced at 33/1 prior to the draw but had their odds slashed to 28/1 after being drawn alongside Ajax, Valencia and Lille.

Manchester City remain favourites to win the competition, ahead of Barcelona and last year's winners Liverpool, while Real Madrid, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern and Atletico Madrid are seen as more likely winners ahead of the London duo

You can see the full odds below.

2019/20 Champions League winner

Manchester City - 7/2

Barcelona - 5/1

Liverpool - 13/2

Real Madrid - 17/2

Juventus - 9/1

Paris Saint-Germain - 10/1

Bayern Munich - 12/1

Atletico Madrid - 20/1

Tottenham - 25/1

Chelsea - 28/1

Borussia Dortmund - 33/1

Napoli - 40/1

Inter Milan - 50/1

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