I agree with you. I would give Real Madrid more priority among the title contenders because they have been through a very challenging time. They were performing very poorly at the beginning and the fans were losing faith in their team a lot. Their performance at the beginning of the season disappointed me but they are getting back into the rhythm with time.
They are making a great comeback after defeating Salzburg by a huge margin in the last match and have secured their place in the knockout stage of the Champions Trophy. Now the play-offs will decide whether they can make it to the last 16. The next matches could be more challenging for Madrid but I think they are a very experienced team and they have the ability to win the upcoming matches.
Manchester City are still at the last stage of the Champions Trophy elimination list. They have started counting down the time for their exit with only eight points from seven matches.
All the defenders who played in the regular XI of Real Madrid are suffering from injuries and this has been a big problem for Real Madrid but Real Madrid is slowly managing to come out of that spot.
As time passes, the chances of those key players returning to Real Madrid will increase. But we will see a different Real Madrid when Real Madrid takes the field with their original XI in the next match. Those who are in the current team of Real Madrid will definitely try to make Real Madrid qualify for the next round and I believe Real Madrid will qualify for the next round. When Real Madrid qualifies to the next round, Real Madrid will change the plan and perform in those matches and it will be seen that Real Madrid will be successful by performing in those matches.
Real Madrid have already progressed in La Liga and now only need to do a little better in the Champions League.