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.
This has become our belief in Real Madrid, but we won't be surprised that when they get a balanced opponent they have to be eliminated early. Not without reason, because I see that they will be easier to beat when they are still in the top 16 than in the semifinals or even in the final. In fact, I think one thing that can make them fail is to get rid of them as early as possible.
REal Madrid is the most successful team in the Champions League, so it would be a very natural thing if they are still widely trusted and in fact every season they are always in the topic of conversation about who will become champions.