UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[tiCeR]

I think there will always be challenges in football, and I'm sure Manchester City can overcome them well, because the Pep Guardiola factor is still with them on the sidelines. When Pep had to rack his brains to experiment in determining his starting XI, I think Pep is one of the best at the moment. A storm of injuries can hit any team, it will certainly affect the team chances of winning trophies, but in my opinion, Pep with his wealth of experience, is likely to be able to keep Man City stable. Copenhagen is not an equal opponent for Man City, and we will check Man City chances once they are in the quarter-finals.

The journey to winning the Champions League trophy is not easy, Man City is not the only one who will experience this, all contestants will face the challenges and difficulties that lie ahead. There are endless possibilities in the future, such as Man City winning the trophy again for the second time in a row. In my opinion, as long as Pep is still with Man City, betting on their victory will be quite safe, their chances of winning in every competition they participate in are still quite high, regardless of who they will face.

This is all true about the Guardiola factor, but it can't be denied or ignored that Manchester City has won the Champions League only once so far despite the Guardiola factor. There are some other laws at work in that competition. When Real Madrid won those three titles in a row, I think everyone was able to discern that so many details have to come true and last but not least luck has to be on your side in order to win the Champions League title. If it was more about the Guardiola factor, I guess Bayern Munich could and should have won a title and Manchester City might have more than one.

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[kawetsriyanto]

This is exactly what Pep is trying to do,he is a man that loves to make history,and if he determines to do that,I don't think anybody in the Champions league has the ability to win them except Arsenal.

Are you trying to say Arsenal is the only team that has the ability to defeat Man City?  
Man, I even assume if Arsenal has no chance to win Man City in UCL. Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are 2 teams that possibly defeat Man City. Guardiola is easy to understand how to deal with Arsenal because they are in the same league (EPL). Guardiola must be very often to analyze the weakness of Arsenal. But for Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, it won't be easy to know the weakness of these teams. They are 2 specialist teams to win the matches in UCL, they also have strong squads, and they are in the different leagues.

They have their best players back on the field which is Debruyne, Haaland,Rodri and Benardo Silva.
If City can win back this tittle,then I would know that City is really the best team in Europe at the moment,and I also think if he wins this champions league,he will resign from the club.

Man City has everything to win again UCL title this season. They have strong players, they have an experienced coach. Some players ever got injured, but they have recovered now and ready to give their best performances. If Man City plays with a full team, Man City will be superior against any team in UCL.

There is no reason that Pep Guardiola to leave Man City. Moreover, if Pep Guardiola wins again some prestigious trophies, he probably will have a contract extension in 2025. Winning UCL isn't the reason to leave, it is even the reason to stay longer. Man City will appreciate his achievement by extending his contract for more years.

[Jegileman]

Player injuries are inevitable, Manchester City managed to show who they are after getting through a bad period due to injuries to several key players. Now that all their mainstay players are ready to play, Manchester City immediately showed their opponents that they cannot be underestimated.
Pep Guardiola feels calmer when De Bruyne and Haaland can be played simultaneously, it is easier for Manchester City to win when this deadly duo collaborates on the pitch. Manchester City is trying to win back-to-back UCL titles, the possibility of retaining the title is very high with consistent performance.

Manchester City still remains one of the favourites to win the champions league this season. With their key players back from injury it will only make their game more intense and will have higher probability of winning more matches. At the moment their next encounter isn’t a very competitive team that will make their qualification to the next round hard for them. Pep Guardiola still have his teams very much ready for this competition and they look very confident to face any team now.

I see their next encounter against Copenhagen to be very easy for them to win until we see the next team they will meet in the quarterfinals to test their strength more as the defending champions.  I hope they don’t get more injuries going further in the competition which is very much inevitable as long as they are still in the competition. They have the full squad and also good substitutes which I think an injury won’t be a very big problem to stop them for now.

[puloweh555]

I tried checking with one of the bookies, for Inter Milan's favorite first match and it can be understood because this is a home match for Inter Milan which will be maximized well to make their steps in the second match easier, and Inter Milan gets odds around @ 1.94 and Atletico Madrid around @4.00 with a draw @3.20 and usually it will change although there won't be much change and the favorite team is still Inter Milan.
My prediction is that this will be a match where Inter Milan wins, but the question is how many goals will they score? if they only win 1-0 then that will make Inter Milan the team that is under pressure in the second match, Inter Milan must win with at least a goal difference of 2 and more than that is better because in the second match Atletico will be the team that is under pressure because they are quite far behind by a goal.

IMO, there will not be a lot of goals to happen in this match. Atletico madrid was aware if it will be playing away at the first game. It means that if diego simeone will not be taking the risk to play offensively against intermilan or it will be a suicide way for intermilan. Atletico madrid is going to play defensively and this will make intermilan struggle to beat it.
I would prefer to take a double chance for this match. Intermilan's odds are pretty good though but im not sure if this club will able to win the game easily against atletico madrid. it seemed to me that if draw is likely to happen too.

Despite finishing as the runner up last season, Inter Milan's performance has been impressive. Therefore, I must admit that predicting the outcome of this match is extremely challenging.

Like I bet like the advice you gave, bet on multiple choices and of course Inter Milan will win in this first leg because they are playing at home. Apart from that, Inter Milan has also appeared very impressive so far, they have a solid defense and terrible attackers up front.

Even if I wanted to bet on total goals, I would take it under 2.5, the reason might be that both teams have a solid defense, especially as Diego Simeone understands very well that playing away is very risky if you play openly. I think Diego Simeone's strategy in this match will be to play defense only by relying on counter attacks and in the second leg Diego Simeone will use an attacking strategy. Maybe Simon's target in this match is at least to be able to withstand the onslaught of Inter Milan.

[Marvell1]

Player injuries are inevitable, Manchester City managed to show who they are after getting through a bad period due to injuries to several key players. Now that all their mainstay players are ready to play, Manchester City immediately showed their opponents that they cannot be underestimated.
Pep Guardiola feels calmer when De Bruyne and Haaland can be played simultaneously, it is easier for Manchester City to win when this deadly duo collaborates on the pitch. Manchester City is trying to win back-to-back UCL titles, the possibility of retaining the title is very high with consistent performance.

Manchester City still remains one of the favourites to win the champions league this season. With their key players back from injury it will only make their game more intense and will have higher probability of winning more matches. At the moment their next encounter isn’t a very competitive team that will make their qualification to the next round hard for them. Pep Guardiola still have his teams very much ready for this competition and they look very confident to face any team now.

I see their next encounter against Copenhagen to be very easy for them to win until we see the next team they will meet in the quarterfinals to test their strength more as the defending champions.  I hope they don’t get more injuries going further in the competition which is very much inevitable as long as they are still in the competition. They have the full squad and also good substitutes which I think an injury won’t be a very big problem to stop them for now.

Copenhagen is not a strong opponent for a big team like Manchester City. City are definitely favorites in this match. But there's no underestimating the Copenhagen team. Because the Copenhagen team qualified for the round of 16 after beating Galatasaray and Manchester United in the group stage.

Manchester City will likely get Haaland and De Bruyne together in this match. And if these two players perform well, it will not be a difficult task for the City players to break the defense of a team like Copenhagen. Barring any accidents and injury to any of City's key players, City are most likely to win. There is a slim chance of the match being a draw. But I would say 75% chance of City winning, 20% chance of the match being a draw. And City's probability of defeat is 5%.

[hahay]

After the weak performance we saw from Manchester City when they didn't have some players now everything is clear for us and we know Manchester City is a strong team but only if they have superstar players like Kevin De Bruyne and Haaland because without these players they can't have good performance at all and they will lose even easier games in the premier league however the next game for Manchester City is going to be against Copenhagen and they are not strong enough to beat Manchester City.

Player injuries are inevitable, Manchester City managed to show who they are after getting through a bad period due to injuries to several key players. Now that all their mainstay players are ready to play, Manchester City immediately showed their opponents that they cannot be underestimated.
Pep Guardiola feels calmer when De Bruyne and Haaland can be played simultaneously, it is easier for Manchester City to win when this deadly duo collaborates on the pitch. Manchester City is trying to win back-to-back UCL titles, the possibility of retaining the title is very high with consistent performance.

At least, if Bruyne and Haaland don't suffer any more injuries for the remainder of this season then of course, Manchester City will have the ability and a good chance to return to play in the final match of the Champions League this season. Moreover, playing against Copenhagen, at least on paper, Manchester City still has a guarantee of winning even without Bruyne and also without Haaland. Because yes, I think it is clear that Manchester City has above average quality and is still having a good trend at this moment, so of course it will make it difficult for Copenhagen to make a surprise in the round of 16 match against Manchester City.

[Davian144]

Why would Guardiola leave the team if he wins the Champions League? He didn't quit after winning last season, so what's different now? By the way, I don’t think Arsenal’s chances are very high, there are stronger and more stable teams, but City looks very good and their chances are very good. But in any case, it is too early to assess the teams' chances.

I think what you say is quite correct, because now all teams still have the same number of opportunities to achieve better results in the Champions League so it is clearly still quite early to assess the chances specifically for one of the teams in the Champions League. Likewise with the Guardiola rumors that you said, I don't think Guardiola will immediately leave the Manchester City team if the team he trains can again successfully win the Champions League trophy this season.

[Weawant]

Retaining titles can only be achievable to the elite teams, they have 50/50 probabilities of winning good race without struggling like other random mediocre teams. Winning the title back to back will seems easy for them because they've fall and risen to incredible form. Pep Guardiola presence and stellar performance of the team sends a direct message to their opponents, they should be ready to face the outcomes because they're ever ready to fight to the last end. Manchester City can reclaimed the UCL title this season, they don't need any other thing just consistent performance, it's a straight fight for the team.

Other mediocre teams only win league titles less frequently and if they do it's just once in awhile so it's very likely they will lack that ability to maintain such record of getting it in a roll , a time or two luck is very possible, it difficult to maintain such records in a roll with mediocre teams because they lack the consistency and strength to do such.

A typical example is in the french league a season a go PSG the elite failed to win the league and the winners then can't retain the title again. Manchester city have the ability to defend a title because they are an elite team and with them it's something they have done so the experience to be able to repeat it again and this season if not for Liverpool it's very likely they will be winning the premier league title for the second time in a roll but then let's hope Liverpool doesn't stop them just yet because Liverpool is doing so well in a good for and Salah is back to training already.

[QueenVera]

Although Inter Milan is the favourite for the first leg match but i will considers both teams is equal because their performance at domestic league were very impressive although Inter Milan is slightly better but basically Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid has stable performance and during group stages both teams too were qualified with unbeatable status but Atletico Madrid gets 4 wins from 6 matches which make they can able to finish at first place and the current status for them is dark horses teams so although Inter Milan is the finalist from last season but the bookmakers didn't placing them as strong contender for the title

Atletico Madrid has Antoine Griezmann who very sharp in champion league because Griezmann is Atletico Madrid top scorer in this competition with 5 goals and their opponent Inter Milan has Lautaro Martinez who very productive in Serie A because Martinez is the top scorer in that competition with 19 goals and i have to says it is very hard to predict the outcomes of this match because whether it Inter Milan or Atletico Madrid has good squad but both teams had similar conditions that their defense is very good so my predictions is whoever the winner of this match it will ended with narrow scores and indeed if Inter Milan can being an the winner of this match then their journey to the quarterfinal will be more easy

Inter Milan vs Athletico Madrid match is one match that’ll be a tensed one as both team have very good qualities that’ll help them progress. From the group stage, you can see that both teams were unbeaten in their run to this knockout phase. KThey both have sharp and quality attackers who could help get the goals when they’re called upon and yes their defense line are both tight and very organized. The winner of this match is kinda hard to predict especially after checking the strengths and weaknesses of the two teams.

 Well I think it’ll be great to see both teams fight it out on the pitch and it’ll be fun to watch. Well the match will be evenly tensed and the scoreline between both teams won’t be much a difference. Though I’m still going to bank on inter milan to win this match and get past this stage of the competition. Well Inter Milan will want to fight more for this competition so as to sail through to the other phase and maybe pose a title challenge.

[baeva]

Player injuries are inevitable, Manchester City managed to show who they are after getting through a bad period due to injuries to several key players. Now that all their mainstay players are ready to play, Manchester City immediately showed their opponents that they cannot be underestimated.
Pep Guardiola feels calmer when De Bruyne and Haaland can be played simultaneously, it is easier for Manchester City to win when this deadly duo collaborates on the pitch. Manchester City is trying to win back-to-back UCL titles, the possibility of retaining the title is very high with consistent performance.

Manchester City still remains one of the favourites to win the champions league this season. With their key players back from injury it will only make their game more intense and will have higher probability of winning more matches. At the moment their next encounter isn’t a very competitive team that will make their qualification to the next round hard for them. Pep Guardiola still have his teams very much ready for this competition and they look very confident to face any team now.

I see their next encounter against Copenhagen to be very easy for them to win until we see the next team they will meet in the quarterfinals to test their strength more as the defending champions.  I hope they don’t get more injuries going further in the competition which is very much inevitable as long as they are still in the competition. They have the full squad and also good substitutes which I think an injury won’t be a very big problem to stop them for now.

Copenhagen is not a strong opponent for a big team like Manchester City. City are definitely favorites in this match. But there's no underestimating the Copenhagen team. Because the Copenhagen team qualified for the round of 16 after beating Galatasaray and Manchester United in the group stage.

Manchester City will likely get Haaland and De Bruyne together in this match. And if these two players perform well, it will not be a difficult task for the City players to break the defense of a team like Copenhagen. Barring any accidents and injury to any of City's key players, City are most likely to win. There is a slim chance of the match being a draw. But I would say 75% chance of City winning, 20% chance of the match being a draw. And City's probability of defeat is 5%.

It's not nice to downplay Copenhagen's achievements, but let's face it, they beat MU who had exactly nothing to show for their Champions League matches, we all remember that. The same can be said about Galatsaray. The only indicator is that they drew with Bayern, but even then I would not attribute it to achievements.

Therefore, what many people think about a possible defeat against Manchester City is quite an adequate reaction and expectation

[Velvet78]

Copenhagen may not be a difficult opponent for Manchester City, but Copenhagen could make it difficult for Manchester City to win in the first leg, Copenhagen always has a surprise for that, why can they qualify as runners up in Group A, I don't doubt Manchester City's ability but they You have to be careful with Copenhagen, who always play full of surprises, they could make things difficult, so Guardiola must be able to field all his key players to be able to win in the first leg.

At least for the meeting in the first leg, Manchester City was able to score more than 3 goals to keep their position safe, but talking about the UCL title race this season is not an easy matter because Munich and Madrid are quite taken into account in this competition, even though it may be as we think. I know that Manchester City remains the strongest club at the moment, especially since KDB's return has made it possible for Haaland to get assists that can make him a goal machine. I think Manchester City will reach the final and hopefully they won't meet Madrid except in the UCL final.  

The things I can say about Copenhagen is that they really surprised people in the group stage first of all. Their resistance and the way they play in offense were really worth watching. They played fearlessly against even Bayern Munich and stole a point in one of those games against them as well. 

However there has been a really long time period passed since the end of the group stage. It is really difficult to predict such weaker teams on paper. If they can't keep up the same ambition then it would be really difficult to resist Manchester City even in Copenhagen.

[beerlover]

In fact, it will not always be the same, but the results or performance shown by the team in their domestic league becomes a reference or benchmark if they also show the same performance in the UCL match.

In a team, there are times when they are in a state of performance or declining performance and if a team is in a decline in performance, of course it also affects the team's self-confidence, making it possible for it to continue, and vice versa if they are in top performance.

However, there are also teams that don't perform well in the domestic league but they can perform optimally in UCL matches, it's all about mentality and priorities, that's not surprising because this has happened before in the UCL.

I feel like those are not really correlated as much as people think that it is. A team that does wonderful at league could do horrible at Europe, and one that does very well at Europe could do horrible at domestic league, it is not really related. There could be a million examples, but lets take just Barcelona as example, because last year they won the league but failed at ucl groups, and this year failing at league and won at ucl groups.

As you can see there are plenty of teams like that and people should be careful about those. Just because one team does well at the league doesn't mean that they will be great at UCL or even europa, it really doesn't matter and these teams try to play different each game they are out there.

[rahmad2nd]

Copenhagen is not a strong opponent for a big team like Manchester City. City are definitely favorites in this match. But there's no underestimating the Copenhagen team. Because the Copenhagen team qualified for the round of 16 after beating Galatasaray and Manchester United in the group stage.

Manchester City will likely get Haaland and De Bruyne together in this match. And if these two players perform well, it will not be a difficult task for the City players to break the defense of a team like Copenhagen. Barring any accidents and injury to any of City's key players, City are most likely to win. There is a slim chance of the match being a draw. But I would say 75% chance of City winning, 20% chance of the match being a draw. And City's probability of defeat is 5%.

Of course Pep Guardiola will not underestimate any team they face in this competition, including when they visit Copenhagen in the round of 16 which will be held in the near future. in just a few weeks, the round of 16 will start again. in this match, Copenhagen was the home team to welcome Manchester City to Parken, Copenhagen's headquarters. however, referring to the group stage match played in Copenhagen, Jakob Neestrup's team had to work very hard to finish in second place and qualify to accompany Bayern Munich. unfortunately, Copenhagen was met by the team that won this competition last season. moreover, Copenhagen's performance is not very impressive in its domestic league. so, actually this match is a tough match for the home team. I don't mean to underestimate Copenhagen, but to produce a draw, Jakob Neestrup's team has to work hard.

In the City camp, it seems almost all the players have recovered from their injuries. now, leaving only Akanji who looks like he will return again in the near future. Speaking of Haaland, the City star has returned to play for his squad. even though, he started from the bench. more precisely, when City played the match against Burnley. so, it seems that Pep will be ready to play his main squad again, especially in the Champions League match. Referring to the betting market, currently City is far superior to the home team. Well, we can draw our own conclusions. what is certain is that we are looking forward to this competition starting again.

[entertheabyss]

Why would Guardiola leave the team if he wins the Champions League? He didn't quit after winning last season, so what's different now? By the way, I don’t think Arsenal’s chances are very high, there are stronger and more stable teams, but City looks very good and their chances are very good. But in any case, it is too early to assess the teams' chances.

UCL is more serious than before because the clubs competing are strong and ready to fight. There are top clubs that's competitive to win matches but these clubs are usually difficult to comprehend. Pep Guardiola have eyes on the title, he's not relenting but focusing on the big title, he's this man that doesn't relent until his target is finally hits. We shouldn't be counting Arsenal as clubs that would become contenders for the UEFA Champions League title because they're still struggling in EPL matches. We only look at clubs that's having streak winnings in their domestic league.

[Adams0001]

After the weak performance we saw from Manchester City when they didn't have some players now everything is clear for us and we know Manchester City is a strong team but only if they have superstar players like Kevin De Bruyne and Haaland because without these players they can't have good performance at all and they will lose even easier games in the premier league however the next game for Manchester City is going to be against Copenhagen and they are not strong enough to beat Manchester City.

Player injuries are inevitable, Manchester City managed to show who they are after getting through a bad period due to injuries to several key players. Now that all their mainstay players are ready to play, Manchester City immediately showed their opponents that they cannot be underestimated.
Pep Guardiola feels calmer when De Bruyne and Haaland can be played simultaneously, it is easier for Manchester City to win when this deadly duo collaborates on the pitch. Manchester City is trying to win back-to-back UCL titles, the possibility of retaining the title is very high with consistent performance.

At least, if Bruyne and Haaland don't suffer any more injuries for the remainder of this season then of course, Manchester City will have the ability and a good chance to return to play in the final match of the Champions League this season. Moreover, playing against Copenhagen, at least on paper, Manchester City still has a guarantee of winning even without Bruyne and also without Haaland. Because yes, I think it is clear that Manchester City has above average quality and is still having a good trend at this moment, so of course it will make it difficult for Copenhagen to make a surprise in the round of 16 match against Manchester City.

Exactly, because De Bruyne and Haaland are vital players for Manchester City without them the club would suffer in some games and I think you will notice in some previous games. Manchester City has no problems in the Champions League round of 16 because Copenhagen is a bonus game for Manchester City and they are easy to beat. Copenhagen is performing well, but Manchester City is stronger and they cannot match with them. Manchester United is out of form, which is why Copenhagen has the possibility to advance to the round of 16. Guadiola would like to win another Champions League with Manchester City before leaving, but I don't think he can leave the club unless he retires as a coach. Manchester City and Real Madrid would like to meet again in the quarter finals, let see who will get the chance of winning the trophy this time.

[ginsan]

Copenhagen is not a strong opponent for a big team like Manchester City. City are definitely favorites in this match. But there's no underestimating the Copenhagen team. Because the Copenhagen team qualified for the round of 16 after beating Galatasaray and Manchester United in the group stage.

Manchester City will likely get Haaland and De Bruyne together in this match. And if these two players perform well, it will not be a difficult task for the City players to break the defense of a team like Copenhagen. Barring any accidents and injury to any of City's key players, City are most likely to win. There is a slim chance of the match being a draw. But I would say 75% chance of City winning, 20% chance of the match being a draw. And City's probability of defeat is 5%.

If we measure the depth of the team's strength, Copenhagen will definitely experience difficulties in their meeting with Manchester City in the round of 16. Manchester city, as the best team in the world, of course we no longer doubt the quality of its players and this will be an obstacle for Copenhagen because they have opponents who will probably be quite difficult for them to beat. However, I'm sure Copenhagen will play with confidence and maybe there's no miracle for them to beat Manchester city.

On the other hand, Copenhagen also did not appear impressive enough in the domestic league and with their inconsistent performance, of course it will be easy for Manchester city to beat them. For Manchester city, maybe they are the favorite team to advance to the last 8 because their opponents are not equal in strength to them.

[Hyphen(-)]

I can believe I just read how Arsenal would be only club capable of beating Manchester City in the Champions League. Lemme guess, maybe you want engagement or you said all that for engagement? Lol
Arsenal should try to beat Porto successfully in the Champions League knockouts stage, then we cannsee how serious they can be there before we start discussing how they could be possible winners of Manchester City when they beat City and Madrid lol.

I don’t why you people are underrating Arsenal. You guys always think that Arsenal will not even go far in the Champions League just because they have been absent in the tournament for long forgetting that Arsenal team can actually go far this season because the young players in the team are willing to win something for the team since they have missed up in the FA Cup and Carabao Cups in the England side; only Premier League is left for them to fight for which I think will be hard, but if they were able to go far here, the team will be proud of the players.

The entire squad Pep Guardiola too strong, the first team and second team.are capable of doing damages to whoever and whenever they meet them.
From the defenders to midfielder's, Pep Guardiola off course hasba strong squad.

Pep teams are not too strong as many expected because the players that left the team were not completely replaced perfectly, but KDB, Rodri  and Earling Haaland and there I keep moving the team forward.

[red4slash]

After the weak performance we saw from Manchester City when they didn't have some players now everything is clear for us and we know Manchester City is a strong team but only if they have superstar players like Kevin De Bruyne and Haaland because without these players they can't have good performance at all and they will lose even easier games in the premier league however the next game for Manchester City is going to be against Copenhagen and they are not strong enough to beat Manchester City.

Player injuries are inevitable, Manchester City managed to show who they are after getting through a bad period due to injuries to several key players. Now that all their mainstay players are ready to play, Manchester City immediately showed their opponents that they cannot be underestimated.
Pep Guardiola feels calmer when De Bruyne and Haaland can be played simultaneously, it is easier for Manchester City to win when this deadly duo collaborates on the pitch. Manchester City is trying to win back-to-back UCL titles, the possibility of retaining the title is very high with consistent performance.

The problem of the tight schedule and the players who are too large portions make the condition of fitness and even injuries always a problem for big clubs but indeed it is a real risk that they must bear because after all if they really want to be a big club then they have to be ready with conditions like this as well as Manchester City. They must know that they are now a club that is always taken into account in every competition that is undertaken so they must be prepared with the risks that will be faced.

At least now some Manchester City players are back in the squad and that's a good thing for them because indirectly, with the core players who are ready to play then it is certain that they will experience an increase in terms of performance because the quality of their attacks will become more alive.

[Weawant]

Pep teams are not too strong as many expected because the players that left the team were not completely replaced perfectly, but KDB, Rodri  and Earling Haaland and there I keep moving the team forward.

Well I don't know your parameters for judging the strength of a team but then to the vast majority pep has got a strong team and even with your judgement I'm very optimistic you wouldn't want to classify them as a weak team even if they don't really look strong to you because that will be blunder from your judgement.

Peps team has got one of the best squad dept if you take your time to examine them and so far they aswell have one of the best squad in England and Europe too because they have got at least two players who tanks amongst the to give best in the football world across Europe currently so I don't know what else would better describe them as Strong, even in England they have one of the best form currently and can be seen as one of the top three teams amongst others and if they are lucky to defend the two trophies they have had earlier them again they will be the best team across Europe so what other strength would you have them posses.

[temple]

Player injuries are inevitable, Manchester City managed to show who they are after getting through a bad period due to injuries to several key players. Now that all their mainstay players are ready to play, Manchester City immediately showed their opponents that they cannot be underestimated.
Pep Guardiola feels calmer when De Bruyne and Haaland can be played simultaneously, it is easier for Manchester City to win when this deadly duo collaborates on the pitch. Manchester City is trying to win back-to-back UCL titles, the possibility of retaining the title is very high with consistent performance.

Manchester City still remains one of the favourites to win the champions league this season. With their key players back from injury it will only make their game more intense and will have higher probability of winning more matches. At the moment their next encounter isn’t a very competitive team that will make their qualification to the next round hard for them. Pep Guardiola still have his teams very much ready for this competition and they look very confident to face any team now.

I see their next encounter against Copenhagen to be very easy for them to win until we see the next team they will meet in the quarterfinals to test their strength more as the defending champions.  I hope they don’t get more injuries going further in the competition which is very much inevitable as long as they are still in the competition. They have the full squad and also good substitutes which I think an injury won’t be a very big problem to stop them for now.

But there is still Real Madrid and I doubt that they are that far behind. If they are behind at all, then it is only by a very small margin and I think for now I would say both of them are favorites to win the title. But I agree that if it is time for the final and these two teams would play against each other, I would choose Manchester City as a mini favorite. But it is not really as if they had a big advantage over Real Madrid. If Vinicius Junior, Bellngham and all the other players are in great shape, it is a fact that they are extremely dangerous and can score goals at any time during the game and from every situation.