Tier 1: Liverpool, Arsenal, Inter
-Liverpool might be better overall, but I can't discriminate between these 3 on a double-legged KO tie.
Tier 2: Barca
-The entertainers of Europe this season. But I don't think the team is ready or mature enough to eliminate the tier 1 teams above in double leg KO. Especially with 0 squad depth.
I will be positively surprised if we do.
Tier 3: City (dark horse), PSG, Aston Villa
-Don't judge City by its league form. Don't underestimate Pep.
Tier 4: Madrid, Pathetico, Germans (Bayern, Leverkusen, Dortmund), Rest of Italy (Juve, Atalanta, etc.)
- Pathetico is toast, despite looking better according to many. Simeone is Simeone, and is past it.
- Madrid can always voodoo it like they have done many times, but they are so bad this season despite their firepower. I see City eliminating them.
Long story short:
according to the bracket it is possible to have semis:
Barca-Inter, Pool-Arsenal
OR Barca-Arsenal, Pool-Inter
I think these are the strongest 4, and it is only fair to see them play against each others from semis onwards, and see what happens