UEFA Champions League Draw: Real Madrid to Face Manchester City Again

UEFA Champions League Draw: Real Madrid to Face Manchester City Again

  • Real Madrid will have to beat Manchester City if they are to maintain their surge for a record-extending Champions League crown
  • The two sides will face off in the playoff round in the new format of the competition after they failed to qualify directly
  • There will be an all-French tie in the round as Luis Enrique's Paris Saint-Germain will take on Brest

Manchester City will renew their rivalry with Real Madrid when they meet for the fourth season running the Champions League.

The two were drawn against each other after City finished 22nd in the league phase while Madrid finished in 11th place.

UEFA Champions League Draw: Real Madrid to Face Manchester City Again
Real Madrid will have to beat Manchester City if they are to maintain their surge for a record-extending Champions League crown
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The new format saw many of the big boys fail to out consistent performances forcing them to contend with a place in the playoffs. How Manchester City,

How Manchester City, Real Madrid performed in UCL

Manchester City needed to beat Club Brugge on the last day to qualify for the playoffs.

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The 2023 champions have had an uncharacteristic off-season under Pep Guardiola that saw them lose heavily to Sporting Lisbon, blew a three-goal lead to Feyenoord before Paris Saint-Germain completed that comeback last week.

Real Madrid have also not had the best of campaigns yet but did just enough to qualify after starting shakily.

The record champions lost to Lille, AC Milan and Liverpool but beat Atalanta, Salzburg and Brest to put their campaign back on track.

When is Real Madrid vs Manchester City?

The first leg will be at the Etihad on February 11/12 while the second leg will be at the Bernabeu a week later.

Champions League playoff fixtures in full

Club Brugge vs Atalanta

Sporting Lisbon vs Borussia Dortmund

Manchester City vs Real Madrid

Celtic vs Bayern Munich

Juventus vs PSV Eindhoven

Feyenoord vs AC Milan Brest vs PSG

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Monaco vs Benfica

Who can face who in the Round of 16?

The winner of the Manchester City vs Real Madrid game will face one of Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen in the Round of 16.

Arsenal will play the winner of Feyenoord vs Milan or Juventus vs PSV while Liverpool will play the aforementioned PSG vs Brest or Monaco vs Benfica.

The interesting bit of the playoff draw is that Manchester City and Real Madrid can't face Bayern Munich or AC Milan until the final as they are on the other side of the draw. Bayern have a Scottish date in the playoffs while Milan face Feyenoord.

The Round of 16 draw will be conducted on February 21.

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Source: AFP

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