Manchester City performance is also poor in domestic league if not they should be among the top three clubs on the table. I believe that City will not survive from the playoffs, because in history Real Madrid haven't been kicked out from the group stage, and I don't think that will happen this season. Real Madrid is the best club in UCL and they have won it 14 times, for this reason, I have confidence in them.
For me this particular game between Manchester city and Real Madrid coming this early is a sign that this season has been mixed with different things happening. Both Real Madrid and Manchester city haven’t been them selves this season, Manchester city are only having their own failure too clear due to their domestic league position which to me is base on the league competition. Premier league actually has more competition than the Laliga which only has two other contenders that are not consistent in their performance at the moment and it’s the reason why Real Madrid are at the top.
Both clubs have similar chance of winning the match but one thing is clear that Real Madrid in a champions league knockout games are a different team and as such they should have higher chances of progressing than Manchester city, but let’s not forget that Manchester city have been Real Madrid biggest threat in this competition for the past two seasons and should any of them progress then I see the winning team been my favorite for the competition