Manchester City handed Real Madrid test in Champions League

Manchester City will face Real Madrid over two legs while Celtic take on Bayern Munich in the knockout play-off round.

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Manchester City were handed the toughest possible tie in the Champions League knockout play-off round as they face holders Real Madrid.

City struggled through the league phase and needed to come behind to beat Club Brugge on Wednesday to squeak into a top-24 place.

That left them facing a two-legged tie against either Bayern Munich or 15-time winners Real – and it was the Spanish giants who came out of the hat.

Bayern instead face Celtic, while AC Milan avoided a tie against Juventus but newcomers Brest were handed a tricky all-French tie against improving PSG.

City were knocked out by Real last season at the quarter-final stage. The sides drew 3-3 in the first leg in Madrid and 1-1 at the Etihad, before Real won 4-3 on penalties.

The two-legged ties will be held in the weeks of 11 February and 18 February.

Should City progress they will play either Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen in the round of 16.

Liverpool will play the winners of Brest v PSG or the winners of Monaco v Benfica. Aston Villa will face whoever wins Sporting v Borussia Dortmund or Club Brugge v Atalanta, and Arsenal will face the winners of Juventus v PSV or the winners of Feyenoord v AC Milan.

The draw for that round of 16 will take place in February.

Play-off draw in full

  • Club Brugge v Atalanta
  • Sporting v Borussia Dortmund
  • Manchester City v Real Madrid
  • Celtic v Bayern Munich
  • Juventus v PSV
  • Feyenoord v AC Milan
  • Brest v Paris St-Germain
  • Monaco v Benfica
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Tom Rostance

Tom has been writing about football - and other sports - for almost 20 years. He has covered four summer Olympics and many, many, many football matches from the World Cup final to the bottom of the EFL.

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