The Madrid derby which will take place this week may have an impact on Real Madrid's performance in the playoff match against Manchester City. Basically I agree that both teams have their own problems regarding the consistency of their performance, but Real Madrid has the advantage because they will be playing at their home ground in this match. Real Madrid are favorites in the playoffs, but that won't determine who the winner is.
Manchester City's chances of qualifying for the last 16 in my opinion are only around 30%, but I don't think that's bad. If Pep Guardiola is able to take advantage of Real Madrid's weakness, which is also in poor condition, then they will win a ticket to the round of 16. I will wait for these two matches, they will definitely be interesting.
Ancelotti must rack his brains to determine the best line up when playing these two important matches and it may be a little more difficult for him because there are no good players available in the defense line so he has to maximize the existing players. I do not doubt Ancelloti's ability because he is one of the coaches who has good instincts in determining line ups and strategies and that has been proven many times by him.
But facing Man City in the playoffs is certainly not easy even though they are also experiencing consistency problems so the momentum of playing at the Santiago Bernabeu will be an advantage that can be utilized by Real Madrid so that they can get maximum results so that the second leg will be a little easier.