Ah cmon. Real is 3rd in La Liga, not exactly setting the world on fire. We lost 2:0 to freaking Wolfsburg. Sure,we won vs Barca and FREAKING WOLFSBURG but it was a shitty Barca and a mid-table Bundesliga squad. Let's not pretend that City is far weaker than RM,that's just dumb. All 4 of the teams remaining are of a similar level.
Bayern - They barely passed the first knockout phase,they scored in the 91st minute against Juventus ffs. They weren't convincing vs Benfica either,drawing 2:2.
RM- 3rd in La Liga,shitty defence,only relies on individual talent and spark. Not convincing at all vs Roma, lost to Wolfsburg by 2 goals.
ATM - They were 0:0 with PSV after 2 legs. Yeah,you head it right. PS-FCKING V. Barely passed on penalties after shooting 8 penalties..
RM,ATM and Bayern all underperformed in this UCL campaign imo. Barcelona made a big screw-up,this was an easy UCL to win because all of the rivals aren't on their necessary level. The only way to fail was to not rotate and rest players and that's exactly what happened.