The question is whether they will be in which point, the first or the second, if they cannot control the pressure, the title will certainly be taken away, and if they can make more confidence above the pressure they will be able to defend it.
Manchester city currently has the status as the defending champion in the champions league, of course it is not an easy thing to defend this title, even though Manchester City emerged as the champions league champions in 2023 they appeared in the final match against Inter Milan, they did not look so good but they were able answered with a victory, from here we can see what kind of pressure the Manchester City squad felt during the final match against Inter Milan. Huge pressure will reappear next season in the champions league because the opponents you are facing are not just any opponents but with the squad you currently have it is not impossible to defend your title, with the presence of Josko Gvardiol at the back it will certainly add strength defense in the face of matches in the champions league.
It is undeniable that currently Manchester City is the team with the best defense in the world, even though the Champions League title is their first title I am sure they will be able to defend this title, under the tutelage of Pep Guardiola and with very good squad depth and good solidarity, I sure they can bring back the ucl title in manchester next season