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Chelsea's 'most likely' opponents in Champions League draw according to expert revealed

Chelsea are most likely to be paired with Real Madrid in today's Champions League Round of 16 draw.

The Blues qualified second in Group H behind Juventus after their draw with Zenit Saint Petersburg in the final round of matches.

Chelsea are one of 16 teams to qualify for the Champions League draw that is set to take place at 11am, but Thomas Tuchel's side have a reduced number of sides they can face.

Having finished second, the Premier League side can only face group winners as they enter the knockout stages but will avoid Juventus, Manchester City, Liverpool and Manchester United.

That leaves the possibility of facing Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Ajax and Lille.

The Champions League holders have a 31.27% chance of taking on Los Blancos, the most likely pairing in the whole draw.

That leaves the Blues with 21.77% chance of facing either Bayern Munich or Ajax, while facing Lille is slightly more likely with a 25.19% opportunity.

Chelsea's smaller pool of opponents sees each of their fixtures being more likely than any other sides facing each other.

Manchester City can face any of Atletico Madrid, Sporting, Inter Milan, Benfica, Villarreal, or RB Salzburg with their most likely clash coming against Atletico, Inter or Villarrreal with an 18.44% probably.

Liverpool on the otherhand are also most likely to face Inter or Villareal with an 18.71% chance. The Reds cannot face Atletico Madrid or Chelsea but PSG, Sporting, Benfica and RB Salzburg are also in contention.

The round of 16 first leg clashes will take place over February 15/16/22/23 with the second legs over March 8/9/15/16.

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