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The Hansi Flick team was associated with Benfica in the round of 16, the former coach of Bayern Munich wishing to go far in the competition.
As part of its draw in the “lower half” of the UEFA table, Barcelona will face either Borussia Dortmund or Lille in the quarter -finals. The structure of the draw means that Flick cannot face Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, PSG or Liverpool before the final, if it succeeds.
The course of the competition being now confirmed, the OPTA football data specialists gave their opinion on current favorites to raise the trophy in Munich on May 31. Before the draw in Nyon, Barcelona was 12.7 % chance of winning the trophy for the first time since 2015, behind the Premier League duo Arsenal and Liverpool.
Barcelona is favorite
However, with Arsenal which is found in the upper part of the table, Barcelona is now climbed in second place in the favorites, just behind the team in the shape of Arne Slot. The Catalans have a probability of success of 15.4 %, Liverpool at 17.2 %and Arsenal third at 13.6 %.
Real Madrid is fifth, with 11.6 %, after being tied with Atlético Madrid in its next match, with Los Rojiblancos in ninth place with 2.9 %. The chances of a Liverpool-Barcelona final are very high, their last meeting took place in the 2018/19 semi-finals.
The double of Lionel Messi allowed the team of Ernesto Valverde to win 3-0 at Camp Nou, but the return match entered the legend of Liverpool, since the team of Jürgen Klopp overthrew the situation in Won 4-0 in Anfield thanks to two goals from Gini Wijnaldum and Divock Origi. The Reds then won their first European title under the direction of Klopp by winning 2-0 in the final against Tottenham in Madrid.
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