For traditional giants, the strength is very strong, and it is definitely the best choice for the top eight. Among them, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Manchester City and Real Madrid should be the most vocal teams. Needless to say, Bayern Munich, as the champion of last year's Champions League, definitely aims to defend its title this year. They deserve to be in the quarterfinals. After winning the Champions League last year, Liverpool's confidence has greatly increased, and the team's style of play and tacit understanding have reached a high level. This year, Guardiola has the opportunity to hit the Champions League trophy. Manchester City's performance in the Champions League is not very good, but they have accumulated rich experience in the Champions League. This time, I think they have no problem entering the quarter-finals. Needless to say, Real Madrid is the best team in the Champions League.
Traditional Champions League regulars Atletico Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain believe that they can also enter the quarter-finals, especially Atletico Madrid under the leadership of Simone. Iron and blood defense has made many teams suffer, and it is difficult for any team to win against them. There is no team in Neymar and Mbappé, so it is not surprising that they have entered the quarter-finals.
I'd better give the remaining two places to Juventus and Barcelona. After the change of coach, Juventus felt that its performance was not as sharp as before, which may be related to the coach's style of play. If I get a better ticket to enter the Champions League quarter-finals, it should be no problem. Barcelona used to be a big fan of the Champions League, but after Messi left the team, he felt that Barcelona's performance was not very stable. Coleman, as the head coach, let Barcelona retreat a lot, and it takes some luck to enter the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
On the whole, traditional strong teams have greater advantages. They have rich experience, strong pressure resistance and relatively low bench depth, which is very beneficial to their performance in the Champions League.