I too was upset when I saw that Man City and Madrid will meet again not in the final... Last season City easily defeated Real Madrid... Of course it will be interesting to see them meet this season, because it seems to me that Real have a chance to win this time... But probably this match should have happened in the final...
Sometimes no one knows fate and how it is that two teams that previously met last season have to meet again this season and this also reminds us all that the one who wins this match will be the winner of the 23/24 edition of the Champions League. There is nothing strange about this considering that these two teams are strong candidates to win the Champions League every season and if they meet early then it will also confirm to other teams that everything is over.
Here it is clear that Real Madrid has business to settle with Manchester City, especially since last season's humiliating defeat still feels bitter to this day. Real Madrid is starting to improve this season by increasing the depth of its squad and indeed it is not comparable to what it currently has. Real Madrid is still playing without a number 9 striker and Manchester City has a crazy goal scoring machine like Erling Haaland. I think if Mbappe arrived earlier this season everything would be balanced and Real Madrid wouldn't just rely on their winning mentality.