Arsenal is good, but I don't see them carrying the champions league, The leagu is still much open ended. There are stronger teams in the competitions and these teams are still waxing strong and poses a great threat to their existence in the competition because they have more champions league experience and are in a good form too. I love to believe that Arsenal FC has broken the deadlock of not being able to cross UCL quarter finals for the first time in very many years. I wish them the very best, but i still don't see them lifting the trophy, Maybe I can be wrong, so I'll love them to prove me wronng This time around.
I agree with you. Although Arsenal is a good team, they seem not as the favorite team to win UCL trophy. Arsenal got a difficulty when they played against Porto. They must win against Porto until the penalty shootout. I think Porto isn't a big obstacle for Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Man City, or other bigger teams. Considering the match against Porto, I even doubt Arsenal can qualify in the next round if they must play against Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, or Man City. I just hope that Arsenal will meet Dortmund, Barcelona, or PSG. If Arsenal meets these teams, I think they will have a chance to qualify.
The Champions League always presents surprises, so it is difficult to predict who will win the trophy this season, we will wait to see how the draw for the quarter-finals turns out first. Manchester City, Real Madrid and Arsenal should be considered as the main candidates, followed by Bayern Munich, Dortmund, Barcelona, PSG and Atletico Madrid. All the teams that have qualified for the quarter-finals are the strongest teams so far, even though some of them are not very consistent in their Domestic League, but we have seen that some of these teams are able to create surprises, experience and mentality in dealing with pressure is very decisive in Champions League.
Of course, all the teams who qualify for the next round are the strong teams. If they are not strong enough, they must be eliminated already.
However, I think there are some favorite teams to got to the final round because we see their performance looks more consistent than other teams. Man City, Bayern Munich, and Real Madrid are 3 teams to be in the final based on the prediction of many people. But if we look at the result of the matches in the current round, only Bayern Munich and Man City deserve to be the favorite teams. Real Madrid looked a bit difficult to win against Leipzig, not sure if they can deal with the next opponent. It seems, the most convincing team is Man City. Will Man City be the champion again this season?
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