Whoever Real Madrid is paired with, I have the believe and confidence that Real Madrid will prevail. This is because the champions league have reached the point where experience becomes the major decider of matches and by that Real Madrid have no rival. We might even be surprised to see Real Madrid winning the champions league despite their struggles at the early stages. If you observe, they have been making gradual improvement in all aspect which have transformed the team into a serious force now. This year champions league have been fun and I'm sure we will see more surprises.
I wouldn't be surprised if Real Madrid goes far in the Champions League or even win it. I won't be surprised at all because the team has done this over and over again. They work more or better under pressure. When people think the team isn't doing well, all of a sudden they will just pull out one stunt to keep their critics' at bay.