According to experts, the Miners will finish in third place in the group
November 28 as part of the fifth round of the group stage of the Champions League Shakhtar in a nominally home match in Hamburg will play against Antwerp. To ensure access to the spring stage of European competition – the Europa League playoff round – It’s enough for the Donetsk team not to lose to the Belgians. But to reach the 1/8 finals of the Champions League, even two victories in two matches may not be enough. True, Shakhtar entered the next round of the tournament analysts don’t believe.
Thus, according to FiveThirtyEight’s rating systems, which use various data regarding the team’s current state and potential strength, the probability that Shakhtar will reach the 1/8 finals of the Champions League is only 9.74%. For comparison, Porto has a similar figure of 91.4%, and Barcelona – 98.86%.
It is noteworthy that analysts also do not see Milan, Manchester United, Newcastle and Galatasaray among the participants in the 1/8 finals.
At the same time, before the last two rounds, Manchester City, Leipzig, Bayern, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad and Inter guaranteed themselves a place in the playoffs. Union, Salzburg, Benfica, Crvena Zvezda, Young Boys and Antwerp were definitely left out of the 1/8 finals.
Source: Sportarena
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