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So who's on my list to win it? Can't say but there are good options especially teams like City and probably Bayern or Leverkusen + Liverpool.
My wish to Mbappe is Good Luck, I hope he didn't just make a right move at the wrong time because the three straight performance is out of it and fans keep demanding very high expectations from him which is why it's seems like he isn't doing enough, though his performance also dropped generally before he even made a move to RM.
At the same time I will support your specu... if they continue like this they might not even make it through the group stage and even if they do, they just gonna get knocked out at the next stage, imo I still think Beryern is gonna perform better this time around or we could just get surprised with the new format.
Of course, Madrid is going to have more problems on their hands if they can't manage to resolve their team issues now it's this early. And yes, again, Mbappe's move means that there's plenty of expectations of him and the entire team as well. There is undue pressure for him to deliver some of his best performance(s) this early — including a couple of folks here on this thread who immediately said Real Madrid would win the UCL simply because they did it before even signing Mbappe so their thesis is that, it should be way more easier with Mbappe now in the team.
Bayern + Liverpool + City + Leverkusen (and probably Inter) are teams that could excel this season.