Who can win the Champions League, big data believes that Arsenal is fourth, Paris is at the bottom, and Manchester United is lost
The well-known website OPTA recently used a big data system to calculate the probability of each team entering the Champions League final, among which Paris Saint-Germain ranked last.
9th place: Paris Saint-Germain
Just one day after the rankings were announced, Grand Paris lost 1-2 away to Milan and received their second defeat in the Champions League. It was enough to see OPTA, and it was indeed prescient. While Paris snatched Dembele from Barcelona in the summer, Skriniar and L. Hernandez from Inter Milan and Bayern. and brought in Muani, Ramos and Li Gangren at a high price, but he always lacked the whole, even if Mbappe is still strong, he always falls into the dilemma of fighting alone, and his performance is not as good as last season when Messi was still there. If this kind of performance continues, not to mention winning the championship, it is at risk that Paris will even qualify in the Group of Death.
8th place: Naples
Although it is not as strong as last season, and at the beginning of the season, because of the change of manager, as well as the renewal of the team's number one superstar Osimhen, Napoli struggled in the season. But recently, with the integration of the new coach's style of play, Napoli's results have improved significantly in both the league and the Champions League.
7th place: Atletico Madrid
Simeone seems to have opened his eyes this season, activating a number of attacking players in the squad. Alvaro Morata and Antoine Griezmann have scored 23 goals since the start of the new season, Llorente and Saul have also regained their passion, and supplemented by Atletico Madrid's housekeeping skills and iron-walled defense, it can be said that after entering the knockout round, Atletico Madrid is definitely an iron-blooded division that all strong teams want to avoid.
6th place: Barcelona
Barcelona started the tournament quite strongly, and Phoenix, who was introduced from Atletico Madrid, played a golden ball performance, pushing Barcelona's attack to a new level. But recently, Barcelona has fallen into a slump again, the league was reversed by Real Madrid, and the Champions League was also lost to Shakhtar, and the lack of continuity is the reason why Barcelona can only finish sixth.
5th place: Inter Milan
This is probably the team that has been the most underscored in the rankings. With AC Milan's home win over Grand Paris, the Milan derby, in which both teams won both sides at the start of the season, needs to be re-evaluated. No wonder Pep Guardiola praised the Inter game. Thuram has proven that he is not inferior to Lukaku, Pavard has also conquered the fans with a rock-solid defence, and Solao's consecutive clean sheets seem to confirm Onana's performance last season, thanks to the blessing of the Inter defence. Inter Milan still has a chance to make history in the Champions League in the new season.
Fourth place: Arsenal
To be honest, the Gunners seem to be on the high side of the table, a young team with a group of talented players, but the Champions League requires experience, and that's what the Gunners lack the most. But considering this is fourth, who is Arsenal?
3rd place: Bayern Munich
Another controversial ranking, although Bayern is plagued by injuries at the back, and the midfield is slightly controversial because of Kimmich's positioning, but Bayern's current offensive firepower is like the first in Europe, and the combination of Kim Min-jae and De Ligt can definitely compete for the world's No. 1, not to mention that Tuchel is a coach known for being good at the Champions League.
2nd place: Real Madrid
Can Real Madrid really sit second and their midfield seems to have a lot of problems, with Modric and Kroos really starting to age, and their fluidity has dropped considerably. And Bellingham's brilliant play also covered up the collective dumb fire of the forward line caused by the midfield organization, Vinicius and Rodrygo together, scoring less than half of Kane's goals. It seems that Bayern are more deserving of the second position than Real Madrid.
1st place: Manchester City
Needless to say, it seems that the only one who can prevent Manchester City from defending their title is Manchester City themselves, and even without Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City's dominance is still terrifying.
In the rankings, there are two traditional giants missing, namely Manchester United with one win and two losses, and AC Milan, which just beat Paris, these two traditional giants are still struggling to qualify, so they are not included. Do you agree with OPTA's big data analytics rankings?