...Madrid can't get into the round of 16 the certainty in this your statement suggests that you have very limited knowledge of Real Madrid and what they can do even when you least expected them to do it. Real Madrid for a fact haven't been consistent in the UEFA Champions League competition this season and is still struggling to make it to the knockout stages but considering the club's history and the quality of players in the team, I think Real Madrid can still go all the way and win the UEFA Champions League this season.
Real Madrid will reach the round of 16 and might even retain the UEFA Champions League title at the end of the season
I think this is actually a mid understanding of the discussion, I think right from the origin of the discussion the reason why it was said that Madrid can get into the round of 16 is because it looks hard to qualify directly for it now, real Madrid are in 20 position while Lille who are in 8 position which is the last position for automatic qualification to the round of 16 and they already have 13 points compare to Real Madrid’s 9 points which clearly shows that Madrid will have to win both of his matches with favour that the other teams do not win the matches. This is the reason why Real Madrid won’t be going directly to the round of 16.
But totally ruling Real Madrid out of a champions league competition is something that anyone can never do, Real Madrid no matter their state of form are always ready for the champions league, it is a competition that I can even say Real Madrid has treated as their personal or favorite competition due to how well they know how to