~~~
Making it to the semifinals is not completely safe for Manchester City because in the semi-finals Real Madrid is the opponent they will face.
Let's analyze a little about who will qualify for the final between Real Madrid and Manchester City.
Manchester City's best achievement in the Champions League is runner up in the 2020/2021 season.
At that time Manchester City lost against Chelsea with a score of 0-1 and the only Chelsea winning goal was scored by Kai Havertz in the 42nd minute.
Manchester City's Journey Prior to reaching the final, the club coached by Pep at that time were in group C with Porto which qualified for the round of 16 and in that round Man City managed to beat Borussia Monchengladbach 4-0 on aggregate.
Continue to the final quartel round. In this round, Manchester City also had to go through a challenge against Bundesliga representatives, namely Dortmund.
Pep's team worked hard to beat them 2-4 on aggregate.
Likewise, in the semifinals Manchester City managed to enter the final with a convincing aggregate goal over PSG.
This season, Pep Guardiola has a bigger chance to present the UCL trophy even though their opponent is Real Madrid.
This time Real Madrid, in my opinion, will recognize the strength of Pep Guardiola's team even though their history is superior.
I feel that European football is no longer in favor of Real Madrid with various considerations.
Regarding the semifinal match between Real Madrid vs Manchester City, of course we all cannot draw clear conclusions as to who will qualify for the final. This is a very sensational semifinal because Manchester City, who are struggling to win their first Champions League trophy, are challenged by a team that incidentally is the king of the Champions League, Real Madrid. So for sure this has to be the best semifinal as expected.
I personally support Manchester City's quest for a first title, but I really don't believe Pep Guardiola can convince his team to perform carefree. Real Madrid are a very experienced team compared to passionate Manchester City, so of course the mentality of the two teams is very different. Pep also really wants to make history for Manchester City at Champions League, so he really needs to be able to make his team play well in the two semi-final legs this season.