Opta predictions make Arsenal favourites to win Champions League
The Opta supercomputer has made Arsenal favourites to win the Champions League.The Gunners have been given a 56% chance of making it through their semi-final against Paris St-Germain and 32% of winning a potential final against Barcelona or Inter Milan.The model estimates the probability of each match outcome by using betting market odds and the Opta Power Rankings, external.It previously made Arsenal slight favourites to reach the semi-finals, external over Real Madrid - which was not universally agreed with by fans on this page.
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