Revealed: NEW Champions League favourites confirmed by stats boffins with one team backed at 29.8 PER CENT to win it all - and which European giant has just a 1.9 per cent chance?
The league phase of the Champions League concluded on Wednesday night with a bumper round of 18 matches as all 36 teams competed. Arsenal finished top of the league phase with a flawless eight wins from eight and they are predicted to go on and win the competition for the first time in their history. With Newcastle in eighth; Barcelona (sixth - seven per cent) and holders Paris Saint-Germain (seventh - 5.1 per cent) sit above them. The latter were third-favourites before the Champions League started at 12.1 per cent but that has dwindled due to being in the play-offs once more. Real's bitter rivals Atletico Madrid are 13th and the last team to have one per cent or higher chance of winning the Champions League - at exactly one per cent.
Source: Daily Mail January 30, 2026 04:56 UTC
