I personally can't put City as favorites to win back 2 back UCL as this is something that rarely happens in this competition. City has a great team but also fights for EPL title which might be an important factor in UCL and Real Madrid is the best team that knows how to speculate games like this and won't be surprised to see Real qualifying further but on the same time I can't see them winning the trophy either.
I will stick with my theory that whoever eliminated Porto in the last years , ended up winning UCL so this year , Arsenal should be one.
Manchester City who happens to be the reigning champions of Europe have been tipped by many to retain the UEFA Champions League title this season but considering the quality of teams remaining in the competition, I don't think they can be able to do that even when I know that it's not completely impossible for them. They've been drawn against the most successful club in Europe which is Real Madrid in the quarter finals of the competition and as a Real Madrid fan who's been able to see jow good Real Madrid have been since the start of the season, I don't expect Manchester City to go past the quarter finals stage. Real Madrid players are more experienced than the Manchester City players because some of the members of the Real Madrid squad have won the competition on multiple occasions and with their experience, I think Real Madrid will eliminate Manchester City from the competition. I will stick with my theory that whoever eliminated Porto in the last years , ended up winning UCL so this year , Arsenal should be one.
Pep Guardiola is known for always trying to break records no matter how difficult they seem to be but I don't think they can be able to win the UEFA Champions League title successively. City will definitely do their best to achieve that but I don't think they can be able to do it at the end of the day