Betting odds for the upcoming Spanish La Liga

• New La Liga season is about to start

August 16 is set to be the kickoff of, considered by many, the best football league in the world. We would like to present you what odds bookmakers have to offer.

According to them the favourite to win the title this year will be the defending champion - Barcelona. Catalonians strengthened their roster with Frenkie de Jong and Antoine Griezmann, and there is still a high possibility for Neymar’s return to Camp Nou. Barca has a chance to be unmatchable if the conservative tactics lover - Ernesto Valverde will figure out the way to fit all the stars on the field (among which are Messi, Suarez, Dembele and Coutinho).

Real Madrid didn’t waste time this transfer window as well. Florentino Perez finally pulled it off and signed Eden Hazard, besides that Luca Jovic, Eder Militao, Ferland Mendy and Rodrygo join the royal forces. Real won only 2 out of 11 most recent seasons and would like to come back on top once again.

Is there anyone else besides these two to compete for the title? We can’t wait to see Atletico performance next season. The club parted ways with Griezmann, Godin, Lucas Hernandez and Rodrygo but on the other hand, acquired Jao Felix, Hector Herrera, Marcos Llorente and Felipe. Can Diego Simeone manage the new roster? The odds of 17.00 (16/1) offered by bookmakers state otherwise.

• Top matches of the La Liga opening day

This year’s first week seems to be the most interesting. The opening day will start off with Barca visiting hot Bilbao and Real paying a visit to Celta de Vigo. The other interesting fixtures will be between Valencia and Real Sociedad, Espanyol and Sevilla, a rebuilt Atletico and the last season’s sensation - Getafe.

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