Eggs have predicted that Inter Milan will win the 2023 Champions League final
In an amazing demonstration of foresight, a TikTok video of a man who cleverly exploited the straightforward process of cracking an egg to perfectly forecast the progression of each stage in the Champions League thus far has gone viral.
What is the viral video about?
The novel way of selecting which teams would progress by smashing eggs together is the exciting twist. The video was recorded with a collection of eggs where each of which was imprinted with a Champions League team’s emblem. The man in the video then set the teams up to face off against one another, starting with Real Madrid and Chelsea. He was adamant that the first egg to break would signify elimination.
His forecasts were surprisingly accurate, as he correctly predicted Real Madrid’s victory over Chelsea, Manchester City’s success over Bayern Munich, AC Milan’s victory over Napoli, and Inter Milan’s dominance over Benfica.
Nevertheless, he didn’t end there. He continued by making predictions for the semifinal and final. The most recent victory by Inter Milan over AC Milan in the crucial Milan derby and City’s impending semifinal victory against Madrid. This TikTok phenomenon has captured viewers’ attention with its astounding accuracy and novel method of predicting the results of the illustrious competition.
TikTok user predicts Inter Milan as the Champions League final 2023 winner using eggs, video goes viral
Manchester City defeated Real Madrid 4-0 in the semifinal second leg to earn a commanding 5-1 aggregate victory, securing their spot in the Champions League final for the second time in history. At the same time, Inter Milan defeated their fierce rivals AC Milan to go to the final, which will be held on June 10 in Istanbul.
As a result of the viral video, fans’ responses and memes flooded social media. One of the many remarks made by a fan joked about the necessity to trust the eggs to preserve football’s honour. Others simply couldn’t believe how accurate the predictions made by the person in the video so far had been.
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Upon learning that Inter would win the Champions League final, leaving City without a trophy, as per the egg-cracking prediction, City fans may get disappointed. One cannot fully discount the significance of culinary predictions even though they are meant to be humorous.
It’s nothing new to predict the winner before the game.
The unexpected accuracy of these unconventional approaches has already been demonstrated in previous cases, such as when Paul the Octopus correctly predicted Spain’s victory in the 2010 World Cup and the mystic meerkats correctly predicted England’s victory in the European Championship.
Even though it is only a humorous gastronomic prediction, City supporters might find it impossible to resist the possibility that Inter steals their title ambitions, despite the fact that it is entirely speculative. Fans are now eagerly awaiting the last prediction to see if his streak of accurate predictions will continue. Will he be able to make another accurate forecast? That is an intriguing question. Time will only tell.