Of course, I think it's undeniable, I saw an easy win for Manchester City last night and it's true that the mentality of the king of Europe Real Madrid was not visible throughout the match.
I have the impression that Manchester City can win the second leg because they managed to draw against Real Madrid in the first leg. Manchester City dominated the match with many chances in the first leg, but luck was still on Real Madrid's side, which made Thibaut Courtois work hard to save his goal. The second leg was very good, especially in the first half where Manchester City had 72% of 100% ball possession. Real Madrid only defend not because they wanted to defend, but had to defend because Manchester City pressed quite intensely.
Pep Guardiola's strategy is far more precise than Ancelotti's and we'll see how Man City makes it difficult for Real Madrid's defense. Even though in the first leg I saw Real Madrid playing very openly, Camavinga, Rodrygo and Vinicius were important pillars, but in the second leg these three players didn't make any contribution like the first leg, so Real Madrid had a hard time getting opportunities to score goals.
Thibaut Courtois was outstanding in the second leg and he made a lot of saves, but I didn't see Benzema playing well and seemed to be waiting for a pass to score, while Man City's defense was excellent and they didn't let Real Madrid open up and create chances to score.
I agree, Italian teams tend to have a strong defense. Juventus, Milan, Inter are some of the teams that are strong in defence. I remember how Inter defended well under Mourinho, but now their style has definitely changed.
It was an extraordinary match for Inter Milan and Mourinho does have the ability to defend in every important game. But now things are different because Inter Milan is no longer coached by Mourinho and I think Inzaghi will try to apply this strategy and try to stay as long as possible and will try to counterattack when they have the chance.