The fight for the European crown is reaching a fever pitch.
Only eight teams remain in the fight for European glory after an action-packed Champions League round of 16 concluded on Wednesday night. The first legs lived up to the hype, delivering 32 goals across eight games that provided storylines galore, headlined by Real Madrid’s thumping of Manchester City and Chelsea’s collapse against reigning cup holders Paris Saint-Germain.
Bayern Munich also ran riot against Atalanta, while Atlético Madrid punished Tottenham Hotspur. A handful of close ties, though, set up tantalizing second legs that all ended with a common theme: The better teams, both on paper and on the night, all advanced to the Champions League quarterfinals.The Gunners are given a 29.95% chance to finally conquer Europe’s premier club competition. Mikel Arteta’s men were perfect through the league phase and punched their tickets to the quarterfinals with relative ease despite a tricky away leg. The added benefit of coming from the easier side of the bracket has Arsenal sitting pretty.are right behind the north London outfit with a 18.02% chance of winning the Champions League. The German giants sent 10 goals past Atalanta in the round of 16 and have only lost two matches across all competitions this season.saw their odds of claiming their first European trophy since 2015 increase to 14.74%. Much like Arsenal, the Catalans have a much less-threatening path to Budapest, which will likely come down to a blockbuster semifinal tie with the Gunners.are the only other two clubs given double-digit odds of winning the Champions League at 12.15% and 10.18% respectively. The Parisians made a mockery of Chelsea both home and away to remind the continent they are the defending cup holders for a reason, while Álvaro Arbeloa’s men eliminated City with a swagger fitting for the 15-time European champions.to make it out of the silver side of the bracket. Despite mauling Galatasaray 4–0 in the second leg at Anfield, the defending English champions only have a predicted 7.04% chance of salvaging their nightmare season with club soccer’s ultimate prize.. Diego Simeone’s men boast just 4.65% odds of claiming European glory, no doubt hurt by their unimpressive 3–2 defeat to Spurs in the second leg of their round of 16 tie.gives the comeback kings a 3.27% chance of being the last team standing in the competition this season. A daunting duel with Arsenal in the quarterfinals does the Portuguese outfit no favors.Amanda Langell is a Sports Illustrated FC freelance writer and editor. Born and raised in New York City, her first loves were the Yankees, the Rangers and Broadway before Real Madrid took over her life. Had it not been for her brother’s obsession with Cristiano Ronaldo, she would have never lived through so many magical Champions League nights 3,600 miles away from the Bernabéu. When she’s not consumed by Spanish and European soccer, she’s traveling, reading or losing her voice at a concert.
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