Manchester City are weaker than themselves in early of season before Rodri injury and previous seasons, but they are now not too weak to easily beaten by Real Madrid. They can collapse like in the match with Arsenal, but they can play strongly in a match with Chelsea, it's how volatile and unpredictable Manchester City now, and it's a tough math for Real Madrid too.
But finally Man City had to admit the greatness of Real Madrid because even though the match took place at home they were unable to beat Real Madrid whose defense was not so solid. Even though Man City managed to score first in the 19th minute through Haaland, in the second half the tension of the game increased and Mbappe equalized the score to a draw, although after that Haaland managed to score again through a penalty and was equalized again to a draw by Diaz.
i have always known that any team that plays against an hungry Madrid will pay bitterly for it because on a good day that mbappe, vini jnr and rodrygo or jude Bellingham has a good day at the office, the result was certainly going to be a disaster. this was nothing short of a final if you ask me. regardless you cant ignore the fact that Manchester city plays really well, of recent, this is one of there best games and if this was against any other team that is not real Madrid, they would have had a lot of goals. winning away has placed real Madrid at a better position that even getting a draw at the Santiago Bernabéu will still qualify them to the next round.
The added time was a disaster for Man City because Belligham scored the winning goal for Real Madrid again so that Man City had to suffer defeat at home.
if you have followed up Madrid games most especially at the champions league, one thing that has become a constant is that until the final blow of the whistle, don't write them off. they have that ability of coming from behind to winning you in less that five minutes. this is what they have perfected so well and can do it to any team.