Real Madrid and Manchester City - the real part of Champions League starts for them tonight

LEIPZIG, GERMANY - 2024/02/12: Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid (R) and Eduardo Camavinga (L) action during a training session on the eve of the UEFA Champions League round of 16, first-leg football match between RB Leipzig and Real Madrid CF in the Red Bull Arena. (Photo by Federico Titone/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
LEIPZIG, GERMANY - 2024/02/12: Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid (R) and Eduardo Camavinga (L) action during a training session on the eve of the UEFA Champions League round of 16, first-leg football match between RB Leipzig and Real Madrid CF in the Red Bull Arena. (Photo by Federico Titone/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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11:04 AM EST, February 13, 2024

The real test for two favorites to win the most prestigious soccer league in the world starts today. What can we expect from the Champions League 2023/2024 Round of 16?

Real Madrid to face RB Leipzig

Face-off against Leipzig seems to be a pure formality for the Madrid club. Recently, they won an incredible match in La Liga against the second in the standings - Girona. They left them no chance and annihilated them 4 - 0. Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham seem to be in an other-worldly disposition, and Real Madrid's offensive is considered to be unstoppable.

Will they win the whole Champions League, though? Questions arise, but they are definitely among the main pretenders.

Manchester City against Kopenhagen

The defending champions are about to play against the Danish club. Experts are unified in the opinion that it stands no chance against the Guardiola's machine. There is only one satisfactory result for the Manchester club, and it is to win the Champions League. After the glorious return to the top of the standings of the Premier League with the help of recovered geniuses of Kevin DeBruyne and Erling Hallaand they seem to be on the fast track to victory. Who is going to stop them?

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