Likewise with Real Madrid, the fact is that the team that was their opponent in the group phase was not as strong as the previous season. Napoli, not in a stable condition. but in fact, they were able to provide quite interesting resistance to Real Madrid. I have not seen Madrid against a strong and consistent team. only Barcelona, and even then in the domestic league with the absence of several of Xavi Hernandez's squad, it is possible that in the round of 16 Madrid will be met with one of the strong teams.
Not much different from Man City, but their record is still one of the best teams and is even the favorite to defend their title in this competition. City, like Madrid, will qualify to become leaders in their respective groups in this group phase.
Well, now we talk about Bayern Munich. It could be said that Thomas Tuchel's squad still has problems in its squad. Tuchel must strengthen his defense line by closing the gaps that they lack. Likewise with the main goalkeeper, who has not yet fully returned to playing at his best. however, don't get me wrong. This German team is capable and worthy of providing resistance to Madrid and Manchester City. Yep, after all, Kane's presence in the current Bayern squad has made a big contribution. Kane, is not only a goal machine for them. However, he often also takes part in providing assists and space for his teammates. problem, Tuchel just needs to perfect the system he implements. The rest, we'll just see as this team plays match after match.
Napoli’s match against Real Madrid was pretty cool but still they lost the encounter, Real Madrid are a pretty good side, and Napoli haven’t been in good form this season yet they created a good and interesting fight for European Giants, Realmadrid. However haven’t met a strong side this season though but they could be paired with a top team in the Round of 16 which will give them some tough challenge going into this year’s edition of the UCL.
Same situation applies to Manchester City who are very good and in fine form and are favorites for the UCL but we’ll see how far they’ll go when they head into the Round of 16 of the UCL edition. For Bayern Munich, I would say they’re a good side but they still have some hitches in the squad which could pose as a challenge to the team. But you can’t takeaway the credit from Bayern as favorites for the UCL.
The inclusion of Harry Kane in the Bayern team was kind of a missing piece to their goal scoring puzzle, the Bayern team needs to be as sharp and they would pose serious threat to Real Madrid and Manchester City in the elite competition in Europe.