Based on FiveThirtyEight’s “Soccer Power Index” (SPI), Man City has a 33% chance of winning the Champions League this season. Coach Pep Guardiola’s teachers and students have a 74% chance of reaching the semi-finals and a 52% chance of reaching the final.
Behind Man City is Bayern Munich, who owns the championship rate at 23%. “Gray Lobster” had an impressive performance when winning 3-0 against PSG after two matches in the round of 16.
Real Madrid, the defending Champions League winners, have only a 14% chance of defending the title this season. However, experts still appreciate the power of “Los Blancos” when the team just defeated Liverpool with a score of 6-2 after two matches in the round of 16.
Napoli become the flagship of Serie A in the 2022/23 Champions League with an 11% chance of winning, according to FiveThirtyEight. Coach Luciano Spalletti’s teachers and students scored 25 goals in the Champions League this season, more than any other team.
Benfica has the second consecutive time in the top 8 strongest teams in the Champions League after defeating Club Brugge in the round of 16. According to FiveThirtyEight, the Portuguese representative has a 7% chance of winning.
Chelsea coach Graham Potter showed erratic form and ranked only 6th among teams with a chance of winning the Champions League (6% rate). Premier League representatives also have only a 16% chance of participating in the final.
Two representatives of Milan, Inter Milan and AC Milan, respectively ranked last in the ranking of FiveThirtyEight. The championship rate of these two Serie A clubs is 4 and 2%, respectively.
Duy Luan | 10:45 March 17, 2023
