I feel Real Madrid are at the brink of being dethroned from the Champions League title this season. Just watch the spectacular performance of Manchester city this season, you’ll only support that Manchester city will win the champions league title this season. Pep once said, the only reason he hasn’t won the champions league with Manchester city is because Real Madrid is always there. But I’m sure this season, the feeling is not the same and Manchester city will be able to challenge Real Madrid to victory in this Champions League semifinals.
I heard Pep Guardiola is curse, atleast that's what podcaster say due to his misunderstanding with Yaya Touré and his agent way back, maybe this is the year to break that curse since their next opponents aren't in their best shape compared to other seasons. Real Madrid can't defeat Manchester city, they are desperate for the champion league trophy. Pep Guardiola and his boys has won everything locally and now they want to dominate Europe and to do that they have to win the champion league before moving on to win other competition that comes as a result of winning the champions league.
I just hope Haaland gets the ballon d'Or that he'll truely deserve after Manchester city achieved all this and not ghosting messi that has been silent since his one months glory at the world cup that were just filled with favored penalty he scored. I just feel if any club can defend the champions league trophy in this post Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi era, it has to be Pep Guardiola boys and to achieve that, they first have to win the competition which they'll be doing by eliminating their biggest competition which is Real Madrid.