Manchester city are real Madrid have already eliminated the championship for several times and in my view with way so much clubs are prepared for the champions league next coming season I don't sure that Manchester city can able to compete with those clubs, especially a team like Leverkusen are very always ready for any of their opponents keep a strong record; but Shal waiting and see what can actually happen in next because I know that things might happen with defferences clubs.
Perhaps, you meant to mention Manchester united and not Manchester city. Right now, Manchester city is the most rated team after Real madrid as the best teams in the world of football.
It's insulting to say Manchester city can not compete with teams like Leverkusen who just came to limelight yesterday. I'm much aware that each team participating in champions league is well prepared and can not be underrate but even Xabi himself can not rate his squad ahead of Pep squad. I'm not against hyping a team but we should do it with respect where necessary.
To be honest, this is the first time to see someone who call city unable to compete with a team like Leverkusen; however, he should watch the highlight from Leverkusen's game versus Atalanta. It appears that he is still trapped in Leverkusen's invincible triumph in the Bundesliga. Also, I believe he never saw the match between City and Real Madrid.
There is no doubt that he has degraded Manchester City's standard to that of Leverkusen or Atalanta.
Well, I rated City on par with Real Madrid, and I believe any team is capable of competing for the UCL trophy. Although there is a difference between large and small clubs, in the end, any team has its own potential to play in the UCL.
It really doesn't make sense to compare Manchester City with Leverkusen and we will only be able to judge it when next season's Champions League rolls around. Leverkusen is a magical one-season team that didn't even find its best level in the final round and that changed most people's perception that they couldn't be compared to the elite Champions League teams. Even so, this is still a big competition and after all, Manchester City is still the favorite to win among other great teams. It's all because they have a great coach with a legacy and also a squad depth that is very difficult to stop.
Apart from that, even though Manchester City is very important in this competition, when they face Real Madrid the situation will change 100% where a top team like Manchester City will be discouraged when facing Real Madrid. Manchester City always loses in terms of mentality against Real Madrid and that is why the matches between these two teams are always historic.