The 8 Teams that will definitely win the champions league that will be played in Germany`s Allianz arena the home of Bayern Munich, have the below trends.
2. Three countries have 2 representatives, Spain(which includes the defending champion),2 From England, 2 from Germany and the 2 other slots is split between Italy and France.
6. have won the champions league before, with the exceptions PSG and Arsenal.
8. have reached the finals. all the likely winners have reached the finals in the past editions.
5. major leagues regarded as the Big 5 has produced all but one winner this century.
Interestingly, the Spanish duo of Real Madrid and Barcelona with England`s Arsenal and Germany`s Bayern Munich are also in contention in the quarter finals of the female champions league. both defending Champions are from Spain.
In the 2024/2025 edition which is the 70th edition, the competition has produced very strong teams with outstanding results so far and on Saturday 31st of may 2025, a champion will emerge.
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Trends in victory
Trends from the 21st century
8 teams, profile and results, past milestone.
Trends in victory
In the history of the champions league the following trends have been produced, from the previous 32 editions since the rebranding from the European cup to the Champions league in the 92/93 season, which was won by Marseille, three countries France, Netherland and Portugal has one title, Germany with four titles, Italy with five titles, England with seven titles and Spain with thirteen titles, this is the Big 5 dominance in motion, with this year no exception. at that time England had four(Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and City) different winners, Italy with three(AC Milan, Juventus and Inter)Germany and Spain with two each and all four of those teams with Inter are likely winners and also, Aston Villa(1982 champion) the only other winner before that time. these experience as champions are crucial but on current form PSG and Arsenal can go the distance if they can step up.
Trends from the 21st century
The competition this century has Portugal`s Porto with one, Germany and Italy with three each, England with six and Spain with twelve. Barcelona became a force in this era tied with Bayern Munich with three titles and second behind Real Madrid that had eight. it was the Catalonia`s most successful spell.
The 8 Best Teams
These eight teams will surely provide the champions, four were seeded for the knockout stage because of their consistent performance Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter and Aston Villa England`s representatives where all seeded while the other quartet comprising current champions Real Madrid, PSG the German duo Bayern Munich and Dortmund make up the numbers of the likely winners. at this stage past form does not count much, with the form side Liverpool paying the price for dropping a little bit of form.
The Match up
It is only right we start our analysis from the most successive duo, they have been remarkably outstanding, have won all the finals that they have reached this century twelve from twelve.
Real Madrid
Real Madrid won all the available trophies in the 2023/2024 season
The 15 times winners have made this competition their own winning the first five editions (1956-1960)They added another in 1966 then won three titles from five editions (1998,2000,2002), with Barcelona in 2014-2018 they combined to win five in succession taking four titles, presently they are the current champions and the world club champions winning two of the last three editions (2022 and 2024).
They have eight titles this century. they started slowly, it was as if they were trying to understand the newly revamped swiss system of 36 teams playing each opponent once at the group stage totaling 8 matches. They were beaten thrice with all victors already eliminated, all three were defeated in their backyard, another reflection of the strength of the competition. Real Madrid have been able to steady their ship and knocked out tricky opponents Manchester City and then neighbors Atletico Madrid, their next opponents Arsenal will be a clash that will be intriguing and open, fortune will favor the brave.
Barcelona
Messi was the star in their 2009,2011 and 2015 title win
The Blaugrana last won it in 2015 their second treble, when they win, it is usually in style in that year and especially in 2009 their first treble, it was with a team regarded as the greatest in history, victory was ten years ago with Enrique which is a long time, with most of those players already retired or on the verge of doing so but their coach Hansi Flick the 2020 winner with Bayern Munich, with a treble of their own, surely has the experience to guide this young and very exciting side, with him is Lewandowski, a player that was instrumental to that success five years ago.
Barcelona also won this competition in 1992 and 2006 coached by Dutch legends Cruyff and Rijkaard respectively the other titles were won by the Spanish with Guardiola winning the most with two, they have been very impressive this season dispatching all others with panache and lots of goals with three being the least scored, apart from a home draw with Europa league winners Atalanta and a narrow loss to Monaco played with a man down for more than 79 mins, with Inter(Liverpool also with eight have been eliminated) they currently have the most wins in the competition with eight with fewer games which is ten in comparison to twelve played by Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. Dortmund stands in their way and Flick knows a lot about German football. They met at the group stage and won away 3-2. They will expect to pull thru like they did against Benfica.
The English also have two sides, they currently lead for the extra slot from the coefficient ranking of UEFA for an additional team in Europe`s flagship competition with five from seven teams still remaining across the three European tournaments and having the highest number of points.
Aston Villa
They have done very well, with the major reason being Unai Emery, Arsenal`s former coach and Europe`s serial winner, he has won the most Europa league trophies with four, he has illuminated almost every club he has coached so far. They defeated Bayern Munich at the group stage, the highpoint of their season. their finest moment ever was when they won the European cup by defeating the same opponent and extended England`s successive grip of the title to six from 1977-1982 still a record for most wins by a country. Emery will be very weary of their match up with his former club PSG coached by Enrique the man that defeated him with Barcelona when he managed the Parisian club, overcoming a huge 4-0 deficit by winning the reverse fixture 6-1 in 2017 in his first season with the club. in his first season in England, he was able to take Aston Villa from the relegation battle field into Europe which was the conference league and in his second season, he qualified them for the the champions league. in this match up, transitions in attack will be key, Villa and PSG`S duel for a place in the semi finals will produce a winner that can impose a tactical plan which sets up his team the right way.
Just like Barcelona, they played same opponents thrice and overcame the loss to them at the group stage by winning both knockout matches. They met and lost to a french opposition in their last away match of the group stage which is not a good sign.
Arsenal
Arteta`s only realistic chance of silverware this season, they will face a very unrealistic opponent in Real Madrid, this context is descriptive of the difficulty in overcoming a team that has made this competition a birthright, no club in history have been this dominant at this level but Arsenal can take some confidence from the fact that they won against them enroute to their solitary final in 2006 from a solitary Thierry Henry goal, that win was in the Bernabeu after a goalless first leg encounter in highbury this was the only two encounters between them at this level. We can state for free that Real Madrid will score in this encounter but the winner will be determined by the team that is more disciplined at the back.
The Germans also have two teams both played against each other in the only all german finals in 2013
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich will be hopeful of reaching the Finals which will be held at their stadium
The Bavarians have won this competition six times, (1974,1975,1976,2001,2013,2020)three in the 70s and three this century. they have been able to navigate out of a precarious situation at the group stages after heavy defeats to Barcelona and Feyenoord. they sit comfortably at the top of the german Bundesliga and reached this stage by eliminating Celtic and Bayern Leverkusen. Against Inter Milan a team that they lost to in the 2010 finals in the battle for treble It will demand more, the Italians are a better proposition and are also in top form.
They can go all the way with the squad at Kompany’ s disposal. He needs to get his tactics spot on, the knock out stage is unforgiving of any error of judgement and the remaining teams can exploit any weaknesses.
DORTMUND
The Germans were runner up last season, knocking out PSG to reach the finals. They are very formidable opponents away from home reaching this stage by beating Sporting and Lille away. the 1997 champions league winners will score goals Barcelona need to be on the alert and also avoid red cards.
PSG
The French giants have been playing like champions with a team brimming with confidence, compactness, energy and ruthlessness, after losses to Arsenal, Atletico and Bayern Munich they seemed to have clicked.
They stringed impressive results against Manchester City, crushed Brest by 10-0(3-0,7-0)and knocked out the best team Liverpool and in their showdown against Aston Villa would have played against all four English opponents at this year`s competition, they lost in their only final appearance in 2020 to Bayern Munich and reached a commendable semi final stage last season in Mbappe`s final season with them but are playing better this season and with more dynamism and freedom. The French title is almost in their custody, Enrique has brought time and is on track, winning the most important trophy that the Owners deeply crave for will surely come soon if they do not panic.
Inter Milan
The Nerazzuri have been going about their business in a very quiet and effect manner, Inzaghi one of the finest coaches of his generation are on top of serie A, finished as the fourth seed at the champions league group stage and cruised past Feyenoord in both matches of the knockout stage. they have won the competition(1964,1965 and 2010) thrice and reached the finals in 2023.
They have the experience and if everything falls into place will be contenders for the title. they are part of the Italian teams that have set the pace although their only loss at this season`s champions league was against German opposition Bayern Leverkusen, they are capable on their day and more than a match for any team.
The Big 5 will triumph this Season
So far the 8 teams are from the Big 5 and have won 56 titles from 69 editions and the winner will add one important title for its country, this dominance is not ending soon.
