The Real Madrid can give with a singing in the teeth after having remained first in the phase of groups of the Champions League in spite of having been tremendously irregular, with parties in which it did the ridiculous. It is the advantage of not having qedado matched with any club of big entity: the whites took advantage of the little continuity of his rivals and, in a carambola final, classified like first.
The stage that will have the Real Madrid in the draw of eighth, unlike the that will have the FC Barcelona, will be much more plácido since esquivará to the tremendos heads of series: Bayern of Munich, Manchester City, Liverpool, Juventus, Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea. Besides, the whites will not be able to cross with FC Barcelona, Athletic of Madrid or Seville for belonging to LaLiga neither with Borussia Mönchengladbach for having been rival in phase of groups. To continuation, his possible rival.
Leipzig
Inside it aseguibles that they are all the possible rivals of the Real Madrid, the Leipzig seems the strongest on the paper. The German group leaves third in the Bundesliga and, in the phase of groups of the Champions League, has showed to have capacity to win to teams of entity like the Manchester United or even Paris Saint-Germain. The drop of Swindle Werner in summer was hard, but the germanos keep on being competitive.
Atalanta
It does not be necessary subestimar neither to an Atalanta that, in spite of that has lost strength in the Series To Italian, in Champions League has showed that it also is able to give some fright to teams more powerful like the Liverpool, to the that defeated in Anfield (0-2). Without big figures but with a compact block, the Italians would be an uncomfortable rival, although affordable for the Real Madrid.
Oporto
The Port wine carries a lot of years being also an uncomfortable team but without giving important surprises in front of clubs of greater entity. In the Portuguese championship, go in third position by behind Benfica and Sporting of Portugal whereas, in Champions League, only fell in Champions League. Of the same way that the teams appointed anteriromente, would not have to suppose too much problem for the Real Madrid.
Lazio
They achieved to put in eighth of final without losing in the phase of groups of the Champions League, but his path in the present season neither gives to think that they can be able to be a problem for the ones of Zinedine Zidane. This yes, the roman group has in his staff to Ciro Immobile, that is valid Boot of Gold. Good part of the options of the Italians will go through his boots.