The Champions League quarter-finals begin Tuesday evening. Over the next two weeks, the eight remaining clubs will compete for a place in the semi-finals.
The statistics agency Opta has calculated the chances of each quarter-finalist of winning this billion-dollar tournament. LesTransferts presents them to you in detail.
PSG – Liverpool, the quarter table
The first leg between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich is scheduled for this Tuesday evening. Sporting Portugal and Arsenal will also face each other.
The next day, a 100% Spanish clash will pit FC Barcelona against Atlético Madrid, while Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool will also meet. The return matches will take place next week.
Arsenal are the big favorites, PSG have a 12% chance of winning
According to Opta, Arsenal are currently the big favorites to win the Champions League. The Gunners have a 27.7% chance of winning.
Bayern Munich and Barcelona follow with 20.9% and 17.5% respectively. Logically, these three clubs are also considered favorites to reach the semi-finals.
PSG, who have a 12.1% chance of winning the title, are also considered favorites to advance to the semi-finals.
Real Madrid are not a favorite
Real Madrid, Liverpool, Atlético Madrid and Sporting will have to achieve a feat to win the Champions League, according to figures from Opta. The Madrilenians and the Reds have respectively 8.3% and 6.4% chances of winning the title.
Atlético (3.8%) and Sporting (3.4%) have only a slight chance.
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