After the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League and knowing the matches for this round and the semi-finals, expectations and calculations began for the two sides of the final of the continental competition and its champion as well.
The draw resulted in:
- Arsenal, England x Bayern Munich, Germany.
- Atletico Madrid of Spain x Borussia Dortmund of Germany.
- Real Madrid of Spain x Manchester City of England.
- Paris Saint-Germain of France x Barcelona of Spain.
The British newspaper “The Sun” quoted experts in football statistics as saying that they used a supercomputer to help them make predictions based on scientific foundations.
They simulated the matches about 100,000 times and obtained the following results:
In the quarter-finals
- Arsenal defeats Bayern Munich and avenges a 10-2 defeat in the 2017 edition of the tournament, noting that since 2000 the two teams have met 12 times, the Gunners lost 7 of them.
- Manchester City defeats Real Madrid and advances to the semi-finals to face Arsenal.
- Paris Saint-Germain defeats Barcelona and qualifies for the final.
semi final
- Manchester City defeats Arsenal and faces Saint-Germain in the final.
Final
The supercomputer awarded widely varying percentages to 3 teams:
- Manchester City (32%) and maintaining its title for the second season in a row.
- Arsenal (14% wins the title).
- Saint-Germain (11%).
The ancient Wembley Stadium in the British capital, London, will host the final match of the main continental championship on the first of next June.