TURIN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 17: Champions League ball of Adidas during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD1 match between Juventus and PSV Eindhoven at Juventus Stadium on September 17, 2024 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Image Photo Agency/Getty Images)
A supercomputer has produced surprising predictions for the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League, including shock outcomes for Premier League sides Liverpool and Arsenal in the league stage.
The tournament, which has kicked off tonight, introduces a revamped format, with 36 teams competing in a single-league phase before advancing to the knockout rounds.
New Format Explained:
Single League Table: Instead of traditional group stages, all 36 teams are placed in a single league. Each team plays eight matches—four at home and four away—against different opponents.
Qualification for Knockout Rounds: The top eight teams will advance directly to the last 16, while teams ranked 9th to 24th will face off in a two-legged playoff for the remaining spots. Teams finishing 25th or lower will be eliminated from all European competition.
Knockout Rounds: From the last-16 stage, the competition follows its traditional knockout format.
Grosvenor Sport’s supercomputer (via The Sun) has delivered a bold set of predictions, naming the teams likely to finish in the top 8 and those expected to battle it out in the playoff rounds.
Top 8 Predictions:
Manchester City (5th)
Aston Villa (7th)
Real Madrid
Inter Milan
Bayern Munich
Barcelona
Atlético Madrid
Atalanta
Arsenal and Liverpool’s shocking fate
Arsenal, last season’s Premier League runners-up, are predicted to finish 10th, narrowly missing out on automatic qualification to the knockout stages.
Liverpool, in a stunning twist, are tipped to finish as low as 18th, placing them in a perilous position in the playoff round.
Despite these results, the supercomputer predicts both English sides will progress to the last-16 through the playoff route.
Manchester City and Aston Villa are…
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Publish date : 2024-09-17 17:59:20
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