Real Madrid and Manchester City and Bayern Munich could qualify for the next round, although in a way that may not be so easy, because the three teams are actually still equally strong when facing opponents who are not quite on par with them. However, after the round of 16 was completed and the round of eight began, that's where many predictions and speculation were born from many people who would say which team had more potential to win the title this season in the Champions League.
Those teams are the favorite teams to win the UCL title this season. As long as they don't face each others, they probably will continue to the next round. In the current round, those teams have easy opponents, there is no doubt that they will easily qualify for the next round. I just expect that those teams won't meet each others until semi-final round. If it happens, we can expect 2 of those 3 teams will be in the final round. Honestly, I want to see Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich in the last round of UCL this year. Man City looks to have smaller chance to win again the UCL title because they are not in their best form. There are many key players injured for few months. It ruins the performance of the whole players.
I think the strongest candidate teams will face each other early, whether in the top 8 or top 4, so that we will see a stronger force from them when they face each other later. Be it Barcelona, Manchester City or Real Madrid, of course they could face each other earlier and all of that will be answered when the voting takes place.
If strong teams face each other early, it could be that this season there will be an unseeded team that can advance to the final this season. Inter Milan is often underestimated, but for me they are the strongest team this season. As last season's runners up they will be very feared by other teams, in fact I would like to see Inter Milan be able to block other candidate teams such as Bayern Munich or Real Madrid.