Champions League 2016/2017 Viability Rankings
S Rank (Favorites)
A Rank (Contenders)
- Atletico
- Borussia Dortmund
- Juventus
- Manchester City
- PSG
- Real Madrid
B Rank (Underdogs)
- Arsenal
- Bayer Leverkusen
- Tottenham Hotspur
C Rank (Once in a century)
- AS Roma
- Benfica
- Leicester
- Napoli
- Sevilla
- Villarreal (they were awful last season, only chance they have is that somehow Alexandre Pato becomes the world beater we expected 5 years ago...)
The rest: not a chance
Basically:
-Borussia Dortmund are underrated, they have a better team that last season, and they were really close to Bayern, they also have one of the best managers right now.
-Real Madrid are overrated, I think Zidane's lack of experience is going to get exposed this season, and despite their triumph last year, they were lucky with the pairings, that won't happen again.
-Atletico should be about the same as last season
-Juventus can be a huge force, especially if they keep Pogba.
-There's always the feeling that ''this will be the year'' for both PSG and MCity. PSG has had solid performances over the last seasons despite never actually making it to the semifinals. They're still a good team, though it will be interesting to see the effect of losing Ibrahimovic. Manchester City were awful last UCL despite their top4 finish, but their squad is extremely talented and Guardiola's managerial record is hard to bet against.
-There are some decent teams outside of those, but an upset is highly unlikely, Sevilla, Arsenal, Spurs and Leverkusen are definitely a step above other underdogs, and are all capable of getting to quarters or semifinals, but it would take both luck and a
historic season to see them win.