Supercomputer predicts Champions League winner after quarter-finals draw

The Champions League winners will come from the toughest side of the draw, according to a Supercomputer that has predicted how the tournament plays out.

On Friday, the quarter finals and semi finals were drawn for UEFA's number one competition, after the last 16 was concluded on Wednesday.

Those three favourites for the title were also joined by Chelsea, who may be out of sorts in the Premier League but still won the European title in 2021.

On the other half, there was three Italian teams, in the shape of Napoli, AC Milan, Inter Milan and Benfica, guaranteeing at least one in the semis and a 3/4 chance of one being in the final.

Despite the fact that City would have to get through two of the last three winners just to get to the final, and have never won it themselves before, they are 10% more likely to win it than anyone else.

Interestingly Napoli are given the third best chance of winning it, at 17%, but are the team with the most chance of getting to the final, at 43%, compared to City's 40%.

ThirtyFiveEight's 'SPI' works out the rating of each team based on their overall strength, worked out on how many goals they'd be expected to score and concede against an 'average team on a neutral field.'

Napoli's high chances of making the semi finals and final is based on the fact they first face Milan, the worst ranked side left in the competition.

Simone Inzaghi's team are also 18 points behind Napoli in the title race, as Luciano Spalletti's team look set to win the league for the first time since 1990.