I think the final match will be Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich. City is indeed very strong in the Champions League and they are also the defending champions. De Bruyne's injury had a big impact on City's game and we know last season they won the treble with a big role from KDB and Haaland. So I favor Madrid vs Munich which will be the final match. I put City in third place and Barcelona in fourth place. I think everyone should not forget Barcelona because they are also one of the strong teams in the Champions League even though their current performance does not make them one of the favorites to win this season.
I don’t think that the likelihood of such a final is high - firstly, the teams can meet at earlier stages of the tournament, and secondly, they are not favorites. Take a look at the bookmakers' odds on who will reach the final:
Manchester City 1.96
Fc Bayern Munich 2.58
Real Madrid 3.19
Arsenal 3.68
Now the quotes are a little distorted because City have the easiest opponent of all possible and we can say that City are already in the quarter finals, but in any case they are the favorites of the tournament and in order for us to see the final without them, someone has to knock them out. I would like to believe that someone will succeed.
The only reason for people to hope Manchester City win the Champions League or be in the final match is maybe the performance they had in the last season and maybe the reason is their coach Guardiola because Guardiola is the coach you can every time expect to see a miracle from him even the teams is not in the good situation but this time I think Real Madrid got much more chance for winning the Champions League than all other teams.