At least I can still hope that 2 Premier League teams can qualify for the round of 16 instead of just Manchester City. Arsenal and Manchester City are the two best teams from the Premier League who have the opportunity to progress higher in the Champions League this season. Arsenal are not guaranteed to qualify, but they have a big chance of doing so even though the gap between PSV and Lens is only 4 points. It is hard to believe that Arsenal lose the next two matches while Lens and PSG win the next two matches, but one of Lens and PSV will qualify for round of 16.
Barcelona, who represents La Liga, also has a big chance of qualifying if they can win one match from the next two matches. The defeat against Shakhtar was a bit worrying because Barcelona's performance did not match predictions, but they have a better chance than Shakhtar to qualify for the last 16 this season. Apart from Real Madrid and Real Sociedad, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid also have the opportunity to qualify for the round of 16. They'll just have to fight harder to win their next two games, but that's convincing.
The round of 16 phase of the UEFA Champions League will host top teams in both the EPL and the Spanish La Liga, yes one would be so certain beyond all doubt that no matter what, Manchester City has an upper hand when faced with whatsoever club, but also know that the pace and ability of Arsenal right now gives them a shot at the next phase of the contest.
Their games against Lens and PSV won't be so much of an issue to say that both teams would win them, it just won't happen, for my predictions, arsenal to win all of win one and draw the other; one of both predictions would play, Arsenal is no lazy team and their hungry for a trophy too so they'd do all it takes to secure their spot.
Thesame applies to Barcelona, Real and Atletico Madrid; these three are fully confident of their space even beyond the round of 16. We should await their final set of group games, looking forward to seeing the toughest of teams go against each other soon.