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Chelsea England's best chance of Champions League glory according to stats geeks

Chelsea are England's best prospect of Champions League glory, it is claimed.

English teams are set to struggle in this season's Champions League, according to a study from Bloomberg Sports.

By using data-driven projections, a team of boffins has concluded that Chelsea are the most likely Premier League team to pick up the trophy, with a 8.9% chance of winning - far behind the favourites Barcelona who have a 21.3% likelihood of tasting glory at the Estadio da Luz in May.

Tournament winner:

Barcelona 21.30%

Bayern Munich 18.90%

Real Madrid 16.70%

Chelsea 8.90%

Manchester City 7.20%

Manchester United 6.40%

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