Barcelona are Champions League favorites, says Massimiliano Allegri

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said that Barcelona are the favorites to win the Champions League this year, not his own team Juventus. Despite signing Cristiano Ronaldo this off-season Allegri seems to believe that Europe will go through the 2015 Champions.

“Barcelona are No. 1 candidates -- just look at the way they play,” he said.

“I feel I am coach of a side who can win it, but you can’t take it for granted that we will. We are among the top four candidates, but we need to keep calm.

”In March a different Champions League starts, and that is when you need a bit of luck because the Champions League is a competition that gets decided by minor incidents,” he said.

”I’m sure we’ll see Barca going all the way to the end.”

Massimiliano Allegri | Source

Barcelona have made a perfect start to their Champions League campaign with three straight wins and are at the San Siro on Tuesday to face Inter Milan.