Real Madrid, Bayern not favourites to win Champions League – Mourinho

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, has insisted that Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, are not favourites to win the UEFA Champions League this season.

The Blues will face Paris-Saint Germain tonight at the Parc des Princes, in the first leg of the round of 16 tie.

Madrid, who clinched their La Decima last year and former champions Bayern, have been tipped to win the competition, bbut Mourinho refused to rule out the other teams left.

“I don’t agree at all that they’re favourites, because the Champions League always has space for surprises,” he told reporters.

“You go through the last decade and see teams winning the competition who you expect to win, but you also have teams you don’t expect to win. You can balance it almost 50-50.

“You have three or four teams people would not be expecting. I really don’t know the candidates when it goes to the knockout stage. At the moment there are 16 candidates for me.”

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