De Bruyne can immediately return to his best performance but we still don't know about Haaland. So this season the UCL will probably be fiercer than last season. Unless Haaland returns and remains in good form then Man City's chance of winning the UCL title again could indeed happen again.
I see that Manchester City seems to still be able to run without Haaland, just look at the quarter-finals, UCL semi-finals, even last season's final, he didn't seem to be a serious threat to his opponent, Haaland could barely move because he was guarded very tightly and couldn't be a goal machine while he was there. in the big round, I think KDB's return is much more awaited by Manchester city supporters and I am happy that he has recovered from injury so he can appear in the UCL round of 16 with Manchester City against Copenhage.
Inter Milan is also something to be reckoned with. Because this season Inter Milan also looks stronger than last season. And Serie A clubs are sometimes difficult to predict. And can always make other strong teams overwhelmed when facing them.
I'm not sure that Inter Milan will go smoothly again to the final this season, because their journey was very smooth last season, they didn't meet strong clubs like Munich and Madrid, so their path was relatively smooth, but even so, I want to see how strong they are this season even though It can be said that their strength has changed compared to last season, I will definitely see their game in the round of 16 against Atletico Madrid, where I think their strength is just as good.
I'm sure Atletico Madrid will be able to overthrow Inter Milan before they reach the UCL final this season, I don't mean to underestimate their strength. Currently, there are still many clubs that are more favored than Inter Milan and they are in the last 16 as well.
