With the shortlist announced by UEFA, Germany’s Allianz Arena and Olympiastadion are also in the running at 3/1 and 4/1 respectively with Valencia’s Mestalla the 6/1 outsider.

A possible good omen for English teams is that Nottingham Forest were the winners the last time the European Cup Final was held in the Bernabeu back in 1980. Wembley has not hosted the final since Barcelona’s win in 1992.
Paddy Power said: “England’s national stadium will be keen to host club football’s flagship match as soon as possible as it seeks to underline its credentials as a world-beating stadium. However Real Madrid officials will be thinking they are long overdue their turn.”

UEFA has announced their shortlist for the 2010 and 2011 finals, with a decision due later in the year.

Paddy Power are also betting on the 2010 UEFA Cup Final venue, making Gelsenkirchen home ground the 7/2 favourite. Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium is also on the shortlist with Dublin’s rebuilt Landsdowne Road a 5/1 outsider.

2010 Champs League Final
5/2 Wembley (London)
5/2 Bernabeu (Madrid)
3/1 Allianz Arena (Munich)
4/1 Olympiastadion (Berlin)
6/1 Mestalla (Valencia)

2010 UEFA Cup Final
7/2 Arena AufSchalke (Gelsenkirchen)
3/1 Arena Hamburg (Hamburg!)
4/1 The National Stadium (Bucharest)
4/1 Emirates Stadium (Arsenal)
5/1 Lansdowne Road (Dublin)
5/1 Estadi Montjuic (Espanyol)