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This system is definitely more interesting, because the teams that qualify for the quarterfinals will be drawn again and thus, no one really knows which team they will face next. But ya,regarding Bayern Munich in this round of 16 I think it is clear, that Bayern Munich will probably easily win too. Because ya, considering the opponent to be faced in this round of 16 is Lazio and ya, at least Lazio in this season also does not really have good results in Serie A, Because Lazio very different from last season.
Anyway, Bayern Munich clearly has better quality than Lazio because ya, Bayern Munich is always in and plays in the Champion League every season. Therefore, Bayern Munich certainly has better quality and mentality than Lazio and thus, it might be easy for Bayern Munich to beat Lazio later.

I must say that the clubs from the Italian leagues have do well in the various Competitions I mean European Competitions this season that means that nobody should look down on em even if them opponents are stronger.
Bayern Munich anyways have bigger chances of winning the Champions League. We all know how they're preparing hard from the Bundesliga to Champions League.
Sarri and his side have dropped a good form this season, they are not the club to hold down Bayern Munich honestly.
So many clubs are preparing very well, this Champions League is hard to predict, I doubt Pep Guardiola can be able to repeat what they did last season. Winning the treble is something that happens once in a long time.

Serie A teams have performed well in the Europa League and Champions League last season. Serie A teams are doing pretty well this season too.
I think Bayern Munich is the most deserving team for the Champions League title. Real Madrid and Manchester City are very strong indeed. However, there are several weaknesses in their squad. We cannot find any weakness in Bayern Munich's squad. They have a perfect squad. Now the team can win the Champions League title only if they can continue the winning streak.

Every team has weakness, if Bayern Munich face Manchester City in the Champions like league I don't think they will win Manchester City that easily. When you said we can find a weakness I Bayern Munich team I just laugh. I like the champions league because big teams will eventually meet each other and I know Bayern Munich will want to avoid Manchester City till they meet in the finals.

No team in the Champions League knockout round can be considered weak. Even a few years ago we saw a mediocre team like Chelsea win the Champions League title. But no one considers this team as a favorite for the Champions League title. The squads of PSG, Madrid, City and Munich were more strong than Chelsea. Chelsea still won the title. So it is very difficult to predict which team will win the Champions League title.

However, if we compare the squads of the teams this season, Munich's squad must be placed at the top. Do you see any weaknesses in the Munich squad? Their defense, midfield and attack are all three very strong. I'm not saying City or Madrid are weak. However, City's midfield is somewhat erratic without DeBruyne. And Madrid's attack is quite weak. This is why I put the Munich team ahead.

Don't mistake the champions league to domestic league, it's possible that you are convinced that Munich is a perfect team because of the way they are playing in their league. But I will tell you for free that this Munich team can't beat Manchester City current squad. Champions league most times experience counts.

Well, this really varies a lot, if sometimes we are surprised to see, some teams grow a lot in the UCL, and can make the difference, a team and an example of this is Real Madrid, which, as we noticed, they had a very good performance. Particularly in the UCL, they grew a lot, in fact they were candidates to win the UCL, but a couple of mistakes against City where Ancelotti basically did not do his strategy well or where Peo Guardila read him very well in his game plan and simple, You got it right against him and they were able to beat them, I think that's when City established itself as a champion, but currently City is not very good, they are playing well but not with the impressive intensity of the last season, it's just now that we all noticed leagues and that can be seen every time they play, you can now see Real Madrid that is secure in a good position in its local league and wants to make history again in the UCL, something that I admire a lot about om Carlo Ancelotti is doing .

In this order of days, each match Should not be compared to another, each match is a new, different, different story that many events can occur so things can change and the way a game is played , for that reason when we are present in In any match, in any event that has to do with the biggest competitions in the world, the teams Usually play much better than in their own leagues, it's like I said before, as if they grew up and felt that they were playing much better , that happens. In everything, just from watching the Europa League, Sevilla won, when Sevilla is not at all relevant in the League , and although they were in the UCL, they did not get very far, but it is a team that stood out , that won by luck or whatever, but in big competitions it is normal for these teams to play better than in their leagues, because that is what gives the most Prestige to their careers and makes them unique.

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Transfers to be made in January transfer window could be effective enough to change the fate of the Champions League winner maybe. I can't imagine what would happen in case of seeing Real Madrid's signing a deal with Mbappe. However even if this happens he wouldn't join the team right away of course. They would need to wait for him until the end of the season unless they buy his clause to bring him immediately.

However truthfully I don't expect Real Madrid to sign him in January because probably he would like to wait for the end of the season to make his decision on his future.

I expect PSG to be eliminated early again which would make things really difficult for convincing Mbappe to stay.

I don't think that transfers in January have ever been of such a significant importance that they helped a team win the Champions League. If that was the case, I wonder what type of player you are talking about. Of course, if Real Madrid would sign Mbappe in January and he would score several goals in the final round of the Champions League, then it would perhaps be true, but since that won't happen, I doubt that any transfer in January would literally be responsible for the Champions League trophy at the end of the season.

I would agree only about the transfer of Kylian Mbappe from PSG to Real Madrid to be a game changer for the club in all competitions including Champions League. Real Madrid need more firepower in the attack line to help Bellingham scoring more and more goals to guarantee winning most of the game.
Until yesterday I had some hope that the player might join Real Madrid in this winter transfer window but from what I heard today, it appears to be quite difficult to happen with PSG willing to offer him a new and better contract!
In the other available options, I find it hard for a team to acquire other talented player that could help them win the title. Even signing a couple of players will not be possible for most of the teams in my opinion apart from Manchester United which might try to improve its squad but it is already too late.

Well in this case things for Madrid with Mbappé I hope that as a Madridista they do not happen, because this player has already had a great opportunity to join the white club and has rejected it, now Florentino is offering him a salary of 23Million Euros, and I think it will not be possible, because if PSG signs him for more, or keeps him for more, then obviously the Frenchman will leave, there is no doubt about that, for that reason when we are at the forefront of what is best for Madrid? I would say that it is Haaland, the Viking could make the difference without a doubt, since he is one of the best players in the world, and I think that Mbappé had already said that he did not want to move from PSG during this January transfer window, so perhaps It is very likely that the player will stay, so we can say that the French player will always say no to Madrid no matter what the circumstances are, and I think it is the best, for him to stay at PSG would mean more to them and Luis Enrique So that the club does not enter into crisis, in the same way the club has already been spotting some players with a lot of potential, facing a possible departure of the player.

Of course this is only what has been seen, what I have read in articles and since everything is in an atmosphere of pure speculation or it is known if things will turn out well or badly for Franes, but as I said, I believe that Madrid does not It sounds good to the Frenchman, I think he wants to stay at PSG, and as a second option it seems excellent to me that it could be Liverpool, which is doing wonderfully and things can continue to go well, ARSENAL, which is also fighting to stay. I see Liverpool in a better lineup, I think Mbappé would be a great signing for Liverpool before Madrid, Madrid is doing well with the players they have, I don't think they are missing anything, now the issue with MU, for For everything to be fixed and for the Red Devils to return, they have to leave Ten Hag now.