Two of England's clubs are expected to crash out of the Champions League top eight in Wednesday's manic league phase finale. And Chelsea and Newcastle are predicted to lose their current top-eight berth by Opta's supercomputer, which has run its calculations for the final matchday. Chelsea (pictured) and Newcastle are expected to drop out of the Champions League top eightNewcastle (pictured) travel to PSG on Wednesday while Chelsea go to NapoliManchester City are predicted to gatecrash the top eight as they host GalatasaraySUPERCOMPUTER'S FINAL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TABLE 1. Bayern Munich (already qualified), Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid are all predicted to join the party in the top eight. Looking ahead, the supercomputer makes Mikel Arteta's side the firm favourites to go and win the Champions League in Budapest in May.

Source: Daily Mail January 27, 2026 17:30 UTC