Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City more likely to draw Atletico Madrid in Champions League than any other team… and it could be Barcelona for Spurs

A football fan has run 50 million simulations for the upcoming Champions League group stage draw on Thursday, with a probability rating given for every possible outcome.

BayernForum.com did the experiment based on the assumption that Ajax get past APOEL Nicosia in the final play-off this week - and it though it took a lot of time and effort - it makes for very interesting reading.

Champions League holders Liverpool are most likely to be paired with Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid from pot two, much like Premier League champions Manchester City and Europa League winners Chelsea, also in pot one.

But Spurs, the only other English team not in pot one, are facing the prospect of a nightmare draw. Last year's finalists are most likely to draw La Liga champions Barcelona for the second year running - garnering 21.56 per cent of the 50m simulations which occurred.

Mauricio Pochettino's side only have five options from pot one because of the country protection rule in place and will be hoping to get Russian side Zenit St Petersburg - their second-most frequent outcome at 21.05 per cent.

Juventus, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain all came in at 19 per cent. No doubt Spurs fans would much prefer not having to play any of those European giants home and away in the group.

Meanwhile, BT Sport's 'The Script' feature has predicted Real Madrid to win a fourth Champions League trophy under Zinedine Zidane, seeing off Bayern Munich 3-2 in the Istanbul final.

Los Blancos beat Manchester City, Chelsea and then Barcelona on their route to the final, while Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo break more records.

Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/9799614/chelsea-liverpool-spurs-man-city-champions-league-draw-barcelona-atletico/amp

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Why can’t they just wait for the draw? Rather than simulating probabilities upandan like it changes anything.

These people are just seriously bored.

Up BLUES

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can't wait to see Man City vs atletico

On behalf of Chelsea fans, I pass the draw to the city of Manchester. The sky is a lighter shade of blue these days and our man city brothers will handle Atletico better.

But if it shele anyhow we go run am.

Okay

rada rada (in jenifa's voice)....

Manchester City to lift the trophy.

All this illiyracys predict this are fulls. Chelsea will won the UCL this seasons

atletico Madrid will be destroyed by man city

What i like about man city is that they're both tactical and physical

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Cherrybae:
All this illiyracys predict this are fulls. Chelsea will won the UCL this seasons

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just like amaechi won Wike

amaechi is a thief

No biggy!!

martineverest:
can't wait to see Man City vs atletico

man city go kill dem

Sydneyege101:

guy stop this thing na ah take God beg you

Where is man u

I SEE CHELSEA GOING UNBEATEN IN THIS YEAR UCL

Tsolutionifede:
man city go kill dem

lol

Cherrybae:
All this illiyracys predict this are fulls. Chelsea will won the UCL this seasons

Chelsea we won abi ki leleyi

DevilhimseIf:
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trash trash trash
just like amaechi won Wike

amaechi is a thief

Devil himself. Enjoy nairaland while it last

Tsolutionifede:
man city go kill dem

Lmao
Man City and Atletico no be mate for UCL
Champions league is 100% different from premier league

Ajax has better chance of winning than Madrid. Zidane might be sacked sef before the competition thickens up.
My concern is for a favorable draw for my beloved Chelsea. Thursday night football isn't for us at all.