Quote from: kawetsriyanto on February 03, 2025, 09:11:36 PM

Although Man City performance looks badly in domestic league, they still can be in the 4th place in EPL standings. It is UCL zone, I think it is not too bad for Man City. However, people expect too much on Man City because they always became the champion in the last 4 seasons. People assume Man City should be in the top 2-3 at least.

Well, Real Madrid is surely the best team in UCL, they won the most UCL titles. But their performance is also unstable during this season, they are no longer as strong as in the previous seasons. And yesterday, they were defeated by a small team in La Liga (Espanyol). So, I think it is not impossible that Man City can surprise us by beating Real Madrid in UCL plays off round because Real Madrid is also not playing in their best form nowadays. The history of winning 14 UCL titles will never guarantee Real Madrid to beat Man City. Wink

People still expect more from them because they have been very successful in past but we should remember that Real Madrid team that has won most UCL titles has not been playing consistently well this season. They even lost to smaller team called Espanyol which shows they are not unbeatable. So, Manchester City has real chance of beating Real Madrid in UCL playoffs. Manchester City has talented team and they might be able to take advantage of Real Madrid weaknesses and make it to next round.