Almost every season Real Madrid is always the favorite in the Champions League, but this season it is a bit difficult to defend the title it won last season because of its inconsistent performance. Maybe Real Madrid will qualify for the round of 16 through the Play-offs, but the competition in the knockout stages is not the same as the League Stage. I am leaning towards Liverpool based on what they have shown so far, if the two meet, Real Madrid will have a hard time facing Arne Slot men.
his season nothing has changed and Real are still one of the favorites to win the Champions League. They faced big problems in defense, first because of the loss of Courtois and then several main defenders, there were also problems with injuries to the forwards, but over time Courtois returned, and all the forwards and Ancelotti learned to play with new defenders. Although Real's defense is still not super reliable, they have definitely gone through very difficult times and now look much better.
Real Madrid has not fully emerged from its difficult period, some of their main players are still injured even though Ancelotti can utilize the existing squad to show the team's best performance and achieve victory.
Real Madrid is the king of the Champion League, this team is highly respected and always favored, they are very strong when in the Champion League match but in the new Champion League format now everything will be different and some teams have also developed rapidly so that the competition for the championship title will be much fiercer, in terms of percentage I don't really put Real Madrid in a high percentage not because of their declining performance but because other teams are also stronger this season.
The stats were tough for Real Madrid in their last game in the Champions League. If Real Madrid had lost that match then it would have been very challenging for them to secure the next round but Real Madrid won that match before it became too difficult. Despite the injury problems of some players, Real Madrid fielded those players only to win the match. However, we can see many differences between the current team and the previous team of Real Madrid. Earlier most of the players in the starting XI were affected by injuries but now that is not the problem. Those who were regulars in the attacking line-up are now fully fit Now if two players in the defensive line-up are fully fit, Real Madrid will once again become a formidable team. This season too I am hoping for Real Madrid to do well in the Champions League.