It's nice to open a new topic and discuss it in advance, thank you OP. When we look at the squads of Real Madrid and Manchester City, who have won the Champions League for the last two years, in general, there are not many teams that can come close to these two teams in the UCL.
I think there is a high probability that Real Madrid and Manchester City will win the cup this season. Like the general opinion, there are always surprises, of course I leave that aside. With Mbappe, Real Madrid became very strong offensively, so Vinicous Jr. was doing all the work alone in the future, now they brought an incredibly agile football player to help him.
The stance of Real Madrid still remains stronger and the best amongst all the teams that will be competing in the champions league next season. When you look at their squad they used to win the champions league, no doubt they’re are still the best in the competition and can win it again. Then, there comes another great footballer, Mbappe signed from PSG, who is also very ruthless in goals, I will call him a goal machine. With this addition into this squad, they still stand a good chance to win the champions league next season. As you’ve said, only Manchester City can stand them with this current squad and since from the day they eliminated Manchester City from the league, it was obvious that they’re going to win the champions league at the end of the day which they did. They are so strong that no team could stop them after they’ve removed their biggest rival Manchester City.
The Real Madrid team has performed brilliantly this season. Real Madrid won the La Liga and Champions League titles. And with the signing of Mbappe, Real Madrid have strengthened their attack. Madrid will undoubtedly be considered one of the favorites for the Champions League title next season.
But Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and Xabi's Leverkusen side will also compete for the Champions League title. And these teams are looking to strengthen their squads this season. Hopefully next season will be more competitive.