Last season real madrid have CF, namely karim benzema was beaten 4-0 and 1-1 in the champion league. now benzema has left and his cf replacement is far inferior to benzema, only a joselu as a substitute for benzema. so if the performance is normal and there are no surprises, surely manchester city can beat and remove real madrid from the champion league again.
The Real Madrid coach is not a fool when it comes to placing players and also when it comes to choosing players to replace players who have left the Real Madrid team. Currently, everyone still admits that Manchester City is a team that is quite strong in the Champions League and also in the Premier League itself, but everyone probably still hasn't forgotten that Real Madrid is a very successful team in the Champions League so that at the moment it is still quite dangerous for other teams in terms of title contention.
If Manchester City is considered as favorite team for English Premier League or Champions League then Real Madrid must be considered as favorite team for La Liga and Champions League. There is no doubt that Real Madrid is one of the best club level teams. No other team has won more Champions League titles than Real Madrid. Last season unfortunately real madrid lost but this season real madrid has more chances to win. This season Real Madrid has formed a great team with young players and it is believed that Real Madrid can definitely beat Manchester City in the Champions League this season. The La Liga title is all but assured for Manchester City, all that remains is to do well in the Champions League tournament.
I won't say that the Real Madrid team unexpectedly lost against Manchester City in the Champions League last season. Manchester City were very strong in the previous season, and City won with a good performance against Real Madrid. Although City drew the away match, Manchester City dominated the home match against Madrid 4-0.
But this season's scenario is different. Because both City and Madrid squads have some weaknesses. Vini, Rodrygo's performance in Madrid's attack has been erratic. The team depends on Bellingham's performance. On the other hand, Manchester City's Haaland's performance has been somewhat erratic compared to the previous season. And De Bruyne has fitness issues. So it is difficult to predict which team will win. However, I will consider Manchester City as the favourite.