With the way the fixtures have been made, we must accept that either Real Madrid or Manchester City will be eliminated in the quarter-finals. If the teams that qualified in the quarter-finals had been sorted according to their strength, we could have seen relatively strong teams in the semi-finals or finals, but that was not the case. Since the competition will be between Manchester City and Real Madrid, we will see either team in the semi-finals. We usually consider the semi-final and final matches to be more competitive but this season the quarter-final might be the most competitive as the quarter-final contenders are Manchester City and Real Madrid.
First we will have two exciting quarter finals to watch and it's great opportunity to enjoy exciting football between two strongest candidates for a title. Second, one of them will go to semi finals and continue to be one of strongest candidates for a title with three other clubs.
I only hope that the winner from this quarter final pair will go to semi finals with no player injury and no suspended player because with best squad, they will be able to contribute best semi finals for us.
Matches between Manchester City and Real Madrid are hard to predict results and even the last season, in a first leg, their match was balance and difference was made only in a second leg. I expect to see the same for their quarter final matches this season, difference will be slim enough to argue even the winner is actually deserved to win or not.
The two matches that will be held in the quarter finals will surely be the most interesting matches of this season of the Champions League and the team that will be leading between these two matches will advance to the semi finals.
The two legs of the quarter-finals will be tough for Manchester City and Real Madrid, but the next steps will be much easier for those who can overcome this hurdle. If Real Madrid go to the semi-finals, they will not have a tough opponent like Manchester City in the semi-final and final matches. On the contrary, if Manchester City goes, they will not get a tough opponent like Real Madrid. That is, considering all these things, we will consider the two quarter-final matches between Manchester City and Real Madrid as the most exciting matches of this season.