v Manchester City - UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Knockout Play-off Second Leg] The likes of Michael Ballack and Lamine Yamal have named Liverpool as the favourites for the title after the Merseyside giants won all but one of their group-stage matches to sail into the round of 16 in emphatic fashion.
Alan Shearer says Real Madrid are ‘without doubt’ his favourites to win this year’s Champions League after their resounding two-legged play-off victory over Manchester City.
City simply could not cope with Madrid’s array of attacking talent and Shearer believes it must be a ‘dream’ for the likes of Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and Mbappe with the amount of opportunities Ancelotti’s side create in matches.
Madrid, the reigning champions, endured a slow start in the league phase of Europe’s premier competition, suffering three defeats from eight to finish outside of the automatic qualification spots down in 11th.
But speaking after their resounding defeat of City, legendary ex-Newcastle and England striker Shearer argued that Madrid have asserted themselves as the frontrunners to be crowned European champions for a 16th time.
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