On Tuesday, the Champions League for the 2021-22 season will face off in the quarter-finals. The Mirror analysed the strength of the Champions League's round of 16, with teams from the Premier League occupying three of the top four teams.
After analyzing the current state, the difficulty of the schedule and the strength of the team, the Mirror has launched the Champions League top 16 strength ranking. Among them, Portugal sports ranked at the bottom, the Mirror pointed out, "they know how to score goals, but Ajax scored nine goals in both games, which is obviously not a good sign." ”
Portugal Sport's opponent Manchester City in the quarter-finals is at the top of the list, and the Mirror analysis said, "For Manchester City, the victory over Portuguese Sport will not be too much of a problem, the question is whether Manchester City can remain calm when facing a stronger opponent later." Considering their status and the result of the draw, they look most likely to be the ultimate winners. ”
Bayern are in second place, with Liverpool and defending champions Chelsea in third and fourth place respectively. Among the Premier League giants, Manchester United are the lowest in the rankings, only 11th, and the Mirror noted, "Strangely enough, United are in the round of 16, but they have as many questions as answers, and you won't have any confidence that they can win the Champions League." ”
Despite having Messi, Neymar and Mbappe, Paris are only fifth, with the Mirror noting that "Pochettino's problem is that he's trying to make some players happy, but it means other players lose their chances." For Paris, the game against Real Madrid may be a crucial battle, and once they win the opponents, they may achieve their goal of winning the Champions League. ”
Coincidentally, Paris' rivals Real Madrid are ranked 6th, which means that Paris vs. Real Madrid is the closest match in the Champions League round of 16, while Manchester City vs. Sport of Portugal is the most disparity in strength.
Inter are 10th in Serie A, with The Mirror analysing, "they have the ability to cause trouble for Liverpool at home, which is the only hope of advancing to the next round, but it looks unlikely." Juve ranked 8th, the newspaper analyzed, "Vlahović's joining has improved the strength of the team, but the quarterfinals are already the best they can achieve." ”
"Mirror" Champions League top 16 strength ranking:
1. Manchester City
2. Bayern Munich
3. Liverpool
4. Chelsea
5. Paris Saint-Germain
6. Real Madrid
7. Ajax
8. Juventus
9. Atletico Madrid
10. Inter Milan
11. Manchester United
12. Benfica
13. Villarreal
14. Lille
15. Salzburg
16. Sports in Portugal