Hopes of English domination in Europe similar to last season are set to take a serious hit if a Super Computer is to be believed. It has made predictions of all eight Champions League last 16 ties, with Chelsea, finalists from last year Tottenham and current holders Liverpool all set to be knocked out at the next stage. It is fair to say that the draw hasn’t been particularly kind to the Premier League outfits, and they’ll all face real challenges to get through to the quarter finals and beyond.
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BACK MAN CITY TO BEAT WOLVES
While Liverpool are probably the best team in the world right now, leading the way in the Premier League comfortably and current world champions after a recent victory over Flamengo in Qatar. But they face an Atletico Madrid side with the capability of nullifying their great attacking quality. Tottenham, who have begun to struggle under Jose Mourinho after a positive start, face a difficult task against Bundesliga chasing RB Leipzig. Struggling Chelsea also face German opposition in Bayern Munich.
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Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City appear best placed to qualify for the next round despite facing 13-time winners Real Madrid. But other than that it doesn’t appear as though there will be many surprises other than that with usual suspects Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona And Juventus all expected to go through. But whatever happens, it promises to be a really entertaining few weeks of matches.
Super Computer Predictions:
– Borussia Dortmund vs. Paris Saint-Germain
First leg – Borussia Dortmund 1 – 2 Paris Saint-Germain
Second leg – Paris Saint-Germain 2 – 1 Borussia Dortmund
Paris Saint-Germain win 4-2 on aggregate
– Real Madrid vs. Manchester City
First leg – Real Madrid 1 – 1 Manchester City
Second leg – Manchester City 3 – 1 Real Madrid
Manchester City win 4-2 on aggregate
First leg – Atalanta 1 – 1 Valencia
Second leg – Valencia 2 – 1 Atalanta
Valencia win 3-2 on aggregate
– Atletico Madrid vs. Liverpool
First leg – Atletico Madrid 1 – 0 Liverpool
Second leg – Liverpool 2 – 1 Atletico Madrid
Draw 2-2 on aggregate – Atletico Madrid win on away goals
– Chelsea vs. Bayern Munich
First leg – Chelsea 1 – 2 Bayern Munich
Second leg – Bayern Munich 2 – 0 Chelsea
Bayern Munich win 4-1 on aggregate
– Lyon vs. Juventus
First leg – Lyon 1 – 2 Juventus
Second leg – Juventus 2 – 1 Lyon
Juventus win 4-2 on aggregate
– Tottenham Hotspur vs. RB Leipzig
First leg – Tottenham 2-1 RB Leipzig
Second leg – RB Leipzig 1-0 Tottenham
Draw 2-2 on aggregate – RB Leipzig win on away goals
First leg – Napoli 0 – 3 Barcelona
Second leg – Barcelona 3 – 1 Napoli
Barcelona win 6-1 on aggregate
