Real Madrid faces embarrassment, Club World Cup knockout stage, expected to meet Manchester City, Dortmund and Paris

The four-year Club World Cup is about to kick off. 15 Champions League champions Real Madrid are attracting fans' attention and will face an embarrassing situation. When encountering Manchester City's difficulties in the Champions League, Dortmund, which performed well in the European arena, will meet the strong team in the quarterfinals. The

The Club World Cup is relatively simple, and it adopts a more traditional method. The 32 teams are divided into eight groups, and the top two advance to the knockout stage. In Group H where Real Madrid is located, the first in the group meets the second in Group G in the quarterfinals of 16, and the opponents in the quarterfinals of 8 are the winners in Group F and Group E. The four teams will generate a place in the quarterfinals of 4.

Real Madrid is in the same group as Salzburg from Europe, as well as Pachuca from Mexico and Riyadh Crescent in Saudi Arabia. Salzburg was shortlisted for the Club World Cup, obviously because giants such as Liverpool and Barcelona were unable to participate, and the results of the Champions League were also good. In the past six Champions Leagues, this team from Austria has stopped in the group stage five times and beat Sevilla and Wolfsburg once to advance to the top 16.

According to the analysis of the famous data Score90, Real Madrid's chances of advancing to the knockout stage are as high as 90%. Riyadh Crescent defeated Salzburg with a slight advantage, and Pachuka accompanied the last seat. Interestingly, half a year ago, in the competition that was renamed the InterContinental Cup in the past, Real Madrid and Pachuca met in the final, and the three forwards each scored a goal, and Real Madrid finally won the only championship last season.

If Real Madrid successfully wins the top spot, they find that they will face an embarrassing situation, which is also a problem that Manchester City encountered in the Champions League last season. Manchester City and Juventus are in Group G. The two teams have a high chance of advancing together. In the same group, there are Ein from the UAE and Casablanca from Morocco.

In the Champions League group stage last season, Manchester City performed poorly and barely got the right to qualify. In the play-offs in the round of 16, they could only face one of the teams of Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. No matter which choice is a huge test. In the end, Manchester City lost to Real Madrid and was eliminated, missing the Champions League round of 16 for the first time in 12 years.

Now, this story may happen again. If Real Madrid qualifies, whether it is first in the group stage or second in the group stage, there is a good chance to meet one of Manchester City and Juventus teams. If it meets Manchester City, it will repeat the first round of the Champions League knockout match. I wonder if such a "traffic" encounter will happen in the top 16 of the Club World Cup?

If Real Madrid can successfully advance to the quarterfinals as the first in the group, their opponents will be the winners in Group F and Group E. Dortmund stands out in Group F. Bellingham, who just joined, was selected for the roster. Fruminense only ranked 13th in the Brazilian league last season. The other two teams from South Africa and South Korea are difficult to compete for the top spot. The situation in Group E is similar. Inter Milan won the first place in the group and should not meet Dortmund. Therefore, Dortmund is expected to successfully advance to the quarterfinals as the first in the group.

If we follow this script, Dortmund's quarter-final opponent may be Real Madrid, Juventus or Manchester City. Dortmund has been suppressed by Bayern over the years and often ends with the Bundesliga runner-up, and has even barely won a Champions League place in the past two years. However, it is different in the European arena. Last season, the loss to Barcelona was stopped in the quarterfinals, and the loss to Real Madrid in the final of the previous season was second. No one can underestimate it.

Real Madrid faces Manchester City in the quarterfinals, Dortmund faces Dortmund in the quarterfinals, and even competes in Paris Saint-Germain or Chelsea in the semi-finals. Will such a familiar encounter happen in the Club World Cup? Especially whether the two brothers Bellingham can meet in the World Championships is also a topic worth noting.