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With just 2 games to come before we get to the Champions League Final, we are getting ever closer to finding out which team will become the King of Europe, so it’s time for Betting Champions League semifinals.
The second leg of the semi-final games are coming this week, with both matchups hanging in the balance.
Neither of the Leg 1 games went as we expected, so should we expect more surprises in the second leg?
Let’s take a look at the current odds for both games, and the odds for the final 4 teams and their chances of winning the Champions League.
Betting Champions League Semifinals Second Leg
Oftentimes, the outcome of the first leg of a matchup pretty much determines how things will play out, but that is certainly not the case with the semi-finals.
Inter +186 vs Barcelona +117 – Draw +285
When: Tuesday, May 6, 3:00 pm ET
Champions Pick: Inter 1-3 Barcelona
This game is set for Tuesday afternoon, and you might well say that Inter has a slight edge heading home for Leg 2. They went to Spain and registered an impressive 3-3 draw in the opener, which was not what we expected at all. The result was all the more surprising when you consider that Inter had been on a 3-game losing skid, during which their quest to win Serie A took a serious hit. The draw with Barça seemed to help, as they went out and won over the weekend. The Inter odds of making the final have definitely improved.
Breaking down a tight Inter defense and scoring 3 goals was an excellent showing from Barcelona, but I don’t think anyone expected them to surrender 3 against Inter at home. They have been in great form, though, with the tie against Inter the only blemish over their last 5 games. Barcelona is looking to win the league and cup double, but they are going to need to be very special in this one to keep their Champions League hopes alive. We will talk about the Barcelona odds to win it all a little later in this piece.
I think we can expect goals here, which is why I like the OVER.
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PSG +106 vs Arsenal +228 – Draw +260
When: Wednesday, May 7, 3:00 pm ET
Champions Pick: PSG 0-2 Arsenal
When you play the opening game of a semi-final on the road, the goal is to keep things close heading home. PSG picked up a fantastic result on their visit to London, winning 1-0 on the road. With that win, the PSG lines improved greatly, but they still have work to do to get to the final. They have actually lost their last 2 league games, so they are not in the best form ahead of this one.
It is much the same story for Arsenal, who feel to defeat in the EPL this past weekend. With the league already decided and the Champions League being the last chance for silverware for the Gunners this season, you could excuse them for putting all their eggs in this basket and not really caring too much about the league, but that loss will have had an impact on the Arsenal odds, although I like them to pull this one out.
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Here is how Xbet have things right now:
- PSG +120
- Barcelona +224
- Inter +400
- Arsenal +700
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2025 Semifinals Leg 1 Schedule and Preview
This is the phase where every UEFA Team wants to be, because they are close to the Final Game. But before that, check out the Champions League odds on the Semifinals, consider that they could be influenced by different factors, such as the injuries.
For example, Arsenal has Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel listed as injured players, also Barcelona’s best striker Robert Lewandowski won’t be in the game against Inter.
The same goes for Inter, without Marcus Thuram or Valentín Carboni, key players in the coach’s strategy.
Champions League Odds: Semifinals Leg 1 Schedule and Preview
We have sports betting previews of the first leg, as well as some thoughts on the eventual winner.
Arsenal (+115) vs Paris Saint-Germain (+232) (Draw +230)
When: Tuesday, April 29, 3:00 pm ET
Champions Pick: Gunners to win
Arsenal have a 17-match home unbeaten streak in UEFA competitions. They haven’t made a Champions League semifinal in 16 years – but they’ve already beaten PSG at home in this contest, as they stopped them 2-0 in the league phase. Also, PSG have never beaten Arsenal in five competitive matches (three draws, two losses). However, they’ve already sent two other English Premier League teams home in the last two rounds, dispatching Liverpool (who have since gone on to clinch the 2024-25 EPL championship) in the round of 16 and then upstarts Aston Villa in the quarterfinals. They also had a four-match away winning streak in Champions League play before falling at Villa Park in the second leg. They also have made it to four UCL semifinals in the last six seasons.
A lot has changed since Arsenal beat PSG in the league phase, of course. Paris seemed on the verge of missing the knockout round playoff altogether at that point. Since then, they’ve turned them things around dramatically, developing a chemistry and cohesiveness to go along with their talent. However, Arsenal have also amped up their confidence with each round. How about that 5-1 aggregate stomping of Real Madrid in the quarterfinal? I believe the Gunners can not only prevail at home – I think they can get through to the final at this point.
Barcelona (-159) vs Inter Milan (+380) (Draw +310)
When: Wednesday, April 30, 3:00 pm ET
Champions Pick: Barcelona to in.
Yes, Barcelona are one of the twin titans of Spanish first-division soccer. However, they had made it to six straight UCL quarterfinal rounds coming into this campaign but only advanced further one time. So this matchup with Borussia Dortmund seemed like a real test. However, they rolled over the Bundesliga side, 4-0, in the first leg. Now they move on to face an Inter team that they have beaten six times in 12 UCL meetings (four draws, two losses). They have Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha in the front line, and all of them scored in that home match with Dortmund. They have combined for 27 of the side’s 37 goals in this season of Champions League.
Inter have a stout defense
Their eight clean sheets in this Champions League are two more than what any other team has managed. They did allow three goals in their quarterfinal tie with Bayern Munich, but they still got the win. Likewise, they’ve only lost twice in their last 20 UCL matches (13 wins, five draws). Furthermore, they also have a dangerous scorer of their own in Lautaro Martinez, who tallied in both legs against Bayern and has now found the back of the net in five straight Champions League contests. However, while I don’t think Barcelona will pull off a rout, they definitely have what it takes to get this home win.
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