Opta AI: Play-off & Round of 16 Predictions

Opta’s AI has revealed its predicted final Champions League standings. According to the site specializing in predictions, all French clubs qualify but will have to go through the play-offs, just like the Italian clubs. The top eight would thus be made up of four Premier League clubs, three from La Liga and only one from the Bundesliga.

Top 8 : Arsenal; Bayern Munich; Liverpool; Real Madrid; FC Barcelona; Tottenham; Manchester City; Atletico de Madrid.

Ranking (8-24): Paris Saint-Germain; Sporting Portugal; Chelsea ; Atalanta Playing ; Newcastle United; Juventus; InterMilan; Borussia Dortmund; Bayer Leverkusen; Galatasaray ; Qarabag ; Olympique de Marseille ; AS Monaco; Olympiacos ; Naples; Athletic Bilbao.

Ranking (24-36): PSV Eindhoven ; Brush Club ; FC Copenhague ; The Union of Saint-Giloise; Pope ; Benfica ; Amsterdam Ajax ; Bodo/Glit; Franstor’s Infant ; Prague Slavia ; Villareal ; Love Almaty.

Source : Opta of January 22

Ranking

EXP Points

1. Arsenal

23.86 points

2. Bayern Munich

19.76 points

3. Liverpool

17.58 points

4. Real Madrid

16.44 points

5. FC Barcelona

15.55 points

6. Tottenham

15.49 points

7. Manchester City

15.32 points

8. Atletico Madrid

15.20 points

9. Paris Saint-Germain

14.72 points

10. Sporting

14.57 points

11. Chelsea

14.41 points

12. Atalanta Play

14.27 points

13. Newcastle

14.01 points

14. Juventus

13.59 points

15. Inter Milan

13.27 points

16. Borussia Dortmund

12.45 points

17. Bayer Leverkusen

10.77 points

18. Galatasaray

10.50 points

19. Garabagh

10.30 points

20. Olympique de Marseille

10.19 points

21. AS Monaco

10.15 points

22. Olympiakos

9.46 points

23. Naples

9.31 points

24. Athletic Bilbao

9.16 points

25. PSV

8.99 points

26. Club Brugge

8.52 points

27. FC Copenhague

8.32 points

28. Union Saint-Gilloise

7.44 points

29. Pathos

7.36 points

30. Benfica

7.28 points

31. Ajax Amsterdam

7.27 points

32. They will / Glimt

6.60 points

33. Eintracht Francfort

5.24 points

34. Slavia Prague

4.35 points

35. Villareal

1.96 points

36. Kairat Almaty

1.09 points

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