Recently, the company "Opta" provided its predictions for the favorites to win the Champions League in the upcoming round of 16 matches. According to the latest statistics from the company, the English club Liverpool leads among the contenders for the European trophy with a chance of 19.2%, which is significantly higher than 17.2%, fixed after the draw.
However, the chances of PSG, which will face Liverpool in the round of 16, have increased to 9.5% compared to the previous 8.8%. Predictions show that the parity has a relative advantage in the first match with a score of 39.8% against 35.1% for Liverpool, but their chances of advancing to the next round are evaluated at only 41.7% compared to 58.3% for the English.
The football club Barcelona occupies the second place with a chance of winning at 14.8%, and it has good prospects for overcoming the obstacle in front of Benfica in the round of 16 with a probability of 74%, while the chances of reaching the final are evaluated at 31.7%. Inter from Milan occupies third place with 14%, edging out Arsenal, which holds fourth place with 11.6%.
At the same time, the current trophy holder, Real Madrid, takes the fifth place among the favorites with a chance of winning at 9.8%. However, their chances of overcoming the mountain superman – Athletic Madrid – in the round of 16 stand at 57.6% against 42.4%. Nevertheless, the chances of the "Corleone club" of reaching the final are gradually decreasing, and their probability of getting to the final is only 17.1%.
