Chelsea have the history of winning the Champions League in the condition of the team not going well in the English League, but this season cannot be used as a reference that Chelsea can repeat the same thing.
I don't think so either. I think there are other teams that are much stronger. My favorites are still the EPL teams like Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City, and then in Spain, Madrid and Barcelona. But I think anything can still happen. There’s always a new surprise in the Champions League. But the dominance of the teams seems to remain the same, with no major changes. Currently, there are still seven more teams competing to qualify for the UCL. I see some new teams I’ve rarely heard of, and perhaps Pafos and Kairat have a chance to make history by qualifying for the UCL.
Yes, we can put some teams in the favorite position just by considering the strength but there is no guarantee that the teams in our favorite position will win the Champions League title. At the beginning of last season, we did not consider PSG as a strong team at all, especially in the Champions League, but this PSG defeated all the strong teams and secured the Champions League title. I will not say that PSG will retain the Champions League title again this season because there are many other teams in Europe who have already taken several steps to strengthen their teams and have recruited good quality players to their clubs, so we will not be surprised to see a new winning team in the Champions League this time. But as always, I will put some teams in the favorite position this season, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Barcelona, PSG, Liverpool, Chelsea, Inter Milan.