In my opinion, Dortmund and Newcastle, who are competing for second place, are still wide open. I know that Newcastle is currently much more stable and very superior, but I still have a little hope that in the 2nd leg against PSG it will be quite fierce compared to Dortmund's match against AC Milan.
Yes, the opportunity for both is still very open to be in second place or even become group winners. They will meet in the upcoming match, and to be honest I'm not too sure who will win this match. Borussia Dortmund have just suffered a painful defeat to their main Bundesliga rivals with a 4-0 defeat. Newcastle, on the other hand, are carrying very good capital after winning a tight match against Arsenal.
In their first meeting, Borussia Dortmund won narrowly with a score of 1-0, but in this match Newcastle also have the opportunity to avenge their defeat in the first match.
Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Madrid, Inter, Man City, PSG and Barcelona all remain the strongest possible choices that we will continue to look at after the preliminaries. Even the presence of Barcelona, provided that Lewandowski and De Jong recover quickly, might be more promising to perform optimally in the UCL.
Talking about Paris Saint Germain, there are always doubts in my mind when they are in the Champions League. I don't mean to underestimate them, but the reality is that they always struggle when they are in the Champions League, they show that almost every season. Now will it be the same season as last time? Most likely yes. Why? Because I see that other clubs have a better level of preparedness than them. We could see them at the start of this season stumbling. Maybe they're better now, but in the Champions League I don't think they'll be able to do it, even though there's a chance.