Manchester City vs Real Madrid highlights set of playoff clashes in UEFA Champions League
Manchester City vs Real Madrid highlights set of playoff clashes in UEFA Champions League
The winners of the last two editions of the UEFA Champions League, between Manchester City and Real Madrid, was the highlight of the playoffs of this edition of the tournament, drawn on Friday.
It was the fourth consecutive time that the two sides have been pitted against each other in a knockout tie, with the defending champion securing a win in penalties shoot-out in the quarterfinals last season.
Guardiola’s men will face host the first leg on February 11 or 12, while the return leg in the Spanish capital will be played a week later.
The winner over two legs advances to the round of 16 to face either Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen, who placed in the top eight of the new 36-team league standings that ended Wednesday.
Teams that finished from Nos. 9 to 24 in the standings dropped into the two-leg knockout playoffs. Madrid placed 11th and Man City barely qualified in 22nd, after rallying to beat Club Brugge 3-1 in a must-win game.
