Champions League Knockout phase play-offs: Manchester City face Real Madrid in blockbuster tie

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Champions League draw The radical formations are shown connected an physics sheet aft drafting the UEFA Champions League knockout signifier play-off draw, astatine the UEFA office successful Nyon, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

A stuttering Manchester City learnt their destiny successful the knockout signifier play-off necktie connected Thursday erstwhile they were drawn against defending champions Real Madrid.

Both the European heavyweights failed to decorativeness successful the automatic qualification slots for the past 16 arsenic 1 of the apical 8 sides aft they finished 11th and 22nd, respectively, successful the caller league-phase format.

Now, the teams who finished 9th to 24th volition person to vie successful a two-legged play-off circular successful bid to go the past 8 teams which volition marque up the past 16.

With teams from the aforesaid state besides allowed to look each other, dissimilar successful erstwhile years, the playoffs volition person an all-French necktie with Paris St Germain facing Brest.

Juventus and AC Milan avoided each different successful the draw, with the 2 Serie A sides facing Dutch clubs PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord, respectively.

In different ties, Club Brugge volition play Atalanta, Sporing volition instrumentality connected Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich volition look Celtic and AS Monaco volition fastener horns with Benfica.

The teams who person automatically already qualified for the past 16 were Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Leverkusen, LOSC Lille and Aston Villa.

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The play-offs’ archetypal limb volition instrumentality spot connected February 11 and 12 portion the 2nd limb is scheduled to beryllium held connected February 18 and 19. After that, the Round of 16 gully volition instrumentality spot connected February 21 with each the qualified teams.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE KNOCKOUT PLAYOFFS DRAW

Club Brugge v Atalanta
Sporting v Borussia Dortmund
Manchester City v Real Madrid
Celtic v Bayern Munich
Juventus v PSV Eindhoven
Feyenoord v AC Milan
Brest v Paris St Germain
AS Monaco v Benfica
*Team mentioned 2nd plays 2nd limb astatine home

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