Tottenham Hotspur’s 1-0 defeat of Manchester City on Tuesday night could change this season’s Champions League winner.
Son Heung-min's solo effort gave Spurs the win in the first ever European game to be held at Tottenham’s new £1bn home and it has put Mauricio Pochettino’s men in the driving seat to get through to the final four for the first time in club history.
Heading into Tuesday night’s meeting, statistical analysis website FiveThirtyEight gave Tottenham just a 21% chance of beating Man City over two legs to book a place in the semi-finals.
As the 79% favourites to go through, City were also named the favourites to win the entire Champions League with a 35% of going all the way and lifting the famous trophy for the first time on June 1.
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But after Son’s heroics on Tuesday night, FiveThirtyEight have now made Spurs the favourites to progress to the next round, giving Pochettino’s side a 51% chance of reaching the semi-finals.
Man City’s chances of winning the tournament have now dropped all the way down to 21%, putting them below Liverpool (30%) and Barcelona (25%).
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Spurs are still outsiders to lift the trophy themselves, although Tuesday’s win over City has seen their chances of being crowned champions of Europe double from 4% to 8%, putting them level for fourth favourites alongside Juventus.
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Similarly, their hopes of reaching their first Champions League final have increased from 10% on Tuesday morning to 24% on Wednesday thanks to Son’s goal.
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