The Champions League schedule for the play-off round has been determined, I did not expect Real Madrid and Man City to meet in this play-off round which means we will not see one of them in the last 16 because only 1 can qualify for the next round, I think Real Madrid is more favored in this meeting because as we know Real Madrid has started to return to its best performance and their dominance in the UCL is unquestionable, although Man City is also starting to improve their performance little by little, but Man City is still not fully recovered.
The Real Madrid vs Manchester City match in the Champions League play-off round this season will certainly be quite fierce because it is about who will qualify for the next round so that both will equally exert their best abilities in the match. However, on this side I am actually more confident in Real Madrid than Manchester City, but for the level of fierceness of their match it will certainly be more likely to happen because after all both are very good teams and have also been very strong in their respective Leagues.
If we look now, Real Madrid is indeed superior in terms of mentality and also their consistency in winning lately, but again all of that can happen without exception because both teams have very good squads with their respective qualities that are above average at this time, especially Man City who are very productive in this transfer window by bringing in help from Frankfurt, a player who has a very good performance in the Bundesliga, namely Marmoush, he will greatly help Man City to continue their performance in the Champions, but Real Madrid with their brilliant squad of course they will not let him go because Mbappe's passion for the Champions is quite extraordinary. I think this will be an interesting match that is quite early.
However, my choice is Real Madrid, they are quite good, especially Pep who often loses his ability when facing Ancelotti, and Pep has not found a replacement for Rodri, I think the full power to maximize this victory is on Real Madrid because they are very used to the Champions goalpost.