They are always the top favorites because they know how to play the Champions League football more than any other team in the world; and now that they have signed Mbappe that has not won Champions League in his career, they can be more aggressive next season and they can win it just as any other person is thinking.
But, counting out some teams is not proper; just as Madrid strengthens their squad, any other team is doing that too and they can be more stronger and more competitive than we are expecting; therefore, seeing other teams trying to overtake Madrid should not be a surprise because in today’s world of football, never underestimate any team.
When entering a new season there will always be new competition presented by teams trying to win this prestigious trophy, other teams will make changes to their squad in order to provide more competitive competition. Regarding Mbappe who has never won the Champions League, he has started a new chapter in his career, now the opportunity is wide open to win the UCL trophy with Real Madrid. Real Madrid always wants to be a team that always wins trophies in every competition, its success so far is because it never underestimates other teams.