Manchester City's performance has improved; if thought in other leagues, their performances are not that functional, but that will not stop them from going to round 16. Because with the way I saw some of their previous matches, it proves that they will try as much as possible to qualify for the round of 16 without too many challenges.
We can't have both Real Madrid and Manchester city in the round of 16 because one club will be removed in the playoffs as they face eachother. I didn't like it when I saw that they have to face eachother this early but it's good as it makes the competition more interesting as in the next season, all the clubs will be very serious and try to win all their games so they'll not have to play the playoff and it'll make every match worth it. For this game between Real Madrid and Manchester city, I think Real Madrid will win. Manchester city has improved from how poor they were performing but I don't think they have what it takes to win the defending champions.