Champions League: Supercomputer Predicts Winner As Real Madrid Aim to Challenge Man City

Champions League: Supercomputer Predicts Winner As Real Madrid Aim to Challenge Man City

Isaac Darko
updated at April 9, 2024 at 3:14 PM
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  • The UEFA Champions League returns for the quarter-finals phase
  • Manchester City travel to Spain to lock horns against Real Madrid
  • Supercomputer has predicted every team's chances of winning

A cutting-edge supercomputer has forecasted the frontrunners for victory in this season's Champions League, just in time for tonight's highly anticipated quarter-final clashes.

Real Madrid, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, all positioned within the same half of the draw, return to the pitch as the Champions League resumes.

Los Blancos welcome the defending champions, City, to the Santiago Bernabeu, while the Bavarians travel to London to lock horns against the Gunners on Tuesday.

Manchester City, UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid, Barcelona, PSG, Bayern Munich, Arsenal.
Manchester City are current holders of the UEFA Champions League. Photo by Kristian Skeie.
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This Wednesday will see Paris Saint-Germain facing Barcelona, while Atletico Madrid goes head-to-head against Borussia Dortmund.

And Opta's supercomputer The Analyst has predicted Pep Guardiola's side as the highest likelihood of winning the season's competition compared to tonight's adversaries and potential semi-final contenders Arsenal.

Manchester City boast a 28.3 per cent probability of securing the Champions League title and a 41.2 per cent chance of advancing to the final.

The English champions are striving to achieve a historic feat by becoming the first club to secure consecutive Champions League titles since 2017, a milestone previously accomplished by Real Madrid with their three consecutive triumphs, per SPORTbible.

Carlo Ancelotti's side are positioned as the second favourites, with a 15 per cent probability of clinching their 15th European title, slightly edging out PSG, who hold a 14.7 per cent chance of securing their inaugural Champions League triumph.

The data indicates that Arsenal possess a 13.6 per cent chance, while Barcelona's odds stand at 9 per cent.

Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, and Atletico Madrid have probabilities of 8.3 per cent, 6.2 per cent, and 5 per cent, respectively.

Champions League QF preview

Sports Brief recently previewed the upcoming Champions League quarter-final matchups.

Real Madrid will host Manchester City this Tuesday in a rematch of their semi-final clash last year.

Arsenal and Bayern renew their rivalry when they square off in the first leg at the Emirates Stadium.

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Isaac Darko is a La Liga, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga editor at Sports Brief with a Degree in Journalism and Communications from Ghana Institute of Journalism (2010)