When it comes to seeing the performances, things might change really quickly. For example, who could have expected Villarreal to make it to the semi-final last season, right? They eliminated very powerful teams like Juventus and Bayern Munich. Especially Bayern Munich were like a nightmare to smaller teams on paper. But Emery created a solution to their style and shocked them. Of course I wouldn't like to mean like Club Brugge or Frankfurt will do the same this season. But there is always a chance for this as long as they have the right game plans for doing this. But I'm also not expectant in that way truthfully.
Club Brugge, Frankfurt, Leipzig and Dortmund probably wouldn't believe they could be up against the best seeded team of the season in the last 16. But of course anything is possible in a match and it is proven that hard work, team cohesiveness, good defensive strategy and luck will bring this unseeded team to a higher stage.
But believe me, there are a lot of things that could possibly change because we will have another big competition that I absolutely don't want to miss. Yes, it's the World Cup, maybe this will affect the team and players a little because they can also come back with a bad condition after the world cup ends later.
We might think badly of them that Club Brugge and Frankfurt will not qualify for this round of 16 but the facts on the pitch will be different maybe we don't know but for sure there will be one of the big teams that will fail in this phase.
But it depends on how the draw will take place on 7 November, if Mancity meets PSG, or Real Madrid meets PSG, it's hard to imagine if they meet and lose earlier. I'm honestly waiting for this draw even though the Champions League will be run next year.
Some tough matches can be expected, but probably won't guarantee any team will qualify easily. I have said, all possibilities are there because every team has a lot of destination in this competition.