CHELSEA look set to face Barcelona or Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last-16… as they face horror draw on Monday.
In a massive blow, the Blues have a 41.3 per cent chance of facing the La Liga leaders after slipping to second in Group C.
After stuttering to a 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid, Chelsea allowed themselves to be leapfrogged by Roma, both on 11 points.
Despite boasting a better goal difference, their 3-0 humiliation in Rome saw them come out second-best.
With all four other English teams topping their group, Chelsea’s options are now drastically limited – as clubs from the same nation can’t face each other in the last-16.
That means just THREE teams remain in the pot for them – with Barcelona a 41.3 per cent shot, based on four million simulations of the official draw procedure. There’s a 29.3 per cent chance the Blues could face PSG, with Besiktas – by no means an easy away trip – a 29.4 per cent shot.
As Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham did all win their respective groups, their options for the last-16 are all wide open. That means teams like Real Madrid, Juventus and Bayern Munich all come into play – after they slipped to second place in their groups.
However, no team has more than a 20 per cent shot of facing the big boys – much better odds than Chelsea’s 41.3 per cent shot of facing Barca. Interestingly, despite being in the top pot of seeds after winning their group, Liverpool are the lowest-ranked side left in the competition.
Based on the European club coefficient ranking, Liverpool come in at No32 – with the next-lowest Roma (30).
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE POTS (and ranking)
Pot 1: Manchester United (14), PSG (6), Roma (30), Barcelona (3), Liverpool (32), Manchester City (8), Besiktas (28), Tottenham (21).
Pot 2: Basel (20), Bayern Munich (4), Chelsea (15), Juventus (5), Sevilla (7), Shakhtar Donetsk (16), Porto (12), Real Madrid (1).
From The Sun
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