I think the same, it's difficult to see the team that is supposedly the best and strongest in the PL in that position, it's somewhat counterproductive, however as you say Arsenal and other teams have made them look like a shoe and although Madrid has those weaknesses it may be that they are in a good moment, the bad thing is that there are Madrid games that have not suited me, with Espanyol for example, although the referee was judged in that game for his very bad performance, that doesn't take away from the fact that they lost, City may look bad, but this type of team grows a lot in the UCL, and there are two games, so I think that the players are very anxious , even me, I want these games to pass by to see what that result can be.
A season ago, we wouldn’t have thought this way of Manchester City, they were the team that was matched for Real Madrid and almost kept them away from champions league title. Today, it’s a different case entirely. Even when Manchester City was arguably real title contenders in the Champions league, Real Madrid always did find a way to beat them. Now, they are just shadows of it formal self Manchester City, facing the same strong opponent in Real Madrid, there hopes to progress is so little.
Even before the start of this season, we considered Manchester City as the favourites to win the Champions League. But suddenly Manchester City has faced a bad decline. Why Manchester City's performance has suddenly declined is a mystery. City's midfield is a bit weak due to Rodri's injury. However, I would say that Manchester City's match strategy is also not good enough.
Guardiola is not able to identify Manchester City's problems. We have been seeing Manchester City's irregular performance for a long time. In such a situation, it is very difficult for City to perform well against a strong team like Madrid. Even then, City's squad is also quite strong. So they will try their best to perform well.