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.
Manchester City are one of the best teams in the world and I don’t think they can easily be eliminated from the league. They may be playing against Real Madrid who are the defending champions and also the best club to have played and won more trophies in the champions league. This season, their performance in the champions league has not been so great and they needed to fall into the category of teams for playoffs before they could get a chance to still remain in the competition. I have confidence in them just like I have for Manchester City too, and we can conclude at the end of the game who can prevail.
However, Real Madrid is also not in good shape defensively, the only reliable central defender they have is now injured which simply means that they will also not have good game against Manchester City.
Although, Madrid is a bit better than Manchester City, but anything can happen because it is a big game.
Teams will continue to capitalize on injuries of their opponents in order to have a chance to find in a good position. They are a team with a lot of intensity and brilliancy in their performance. We can’t easily say who will win but the game is going to be indeed a very difficult one for any team to win. We shouldn’t be surprised if Real Madrid is eliminated.