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Real Madrid to play Manchester City in Champions League knockouts

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.

News Arena Network - London - UPDATED: January 31, 2025, 06:44 PM - 2 min read

Erling Haaland (left) will be leading the Manchester City attack, while Kylian Mbappe(right) will be at Madrid's forefront.


Real Madrid will play Manchester City in the Champions League knockout playoffs round in a standout clash of the past two title winners after the draw was made Friday.

 

Man City, the 2023 champion, will host the first leg on Feb. 11 or 12 and the return game in Madrid is on Feb. 18 or 19. Madrid won a record-extending 15th European title last season.

 

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.

 

By finishing 22nd, Man City knew it would have to face No. 11 Madrid or No. 12 Bayern Munich in the playoffs. Munich was instead drawn to face 21st-place Celtic.

 

Seedings decided by the 36-team standings means Madrid and Man City already know the winner of their two-leg blockbuster will be drawn then to face No. 5 Atletico or No. 6 Leverkusen. UEFA makes the round of 16 pairings on Feb. 21.

 

The tennis-style knockout bracket in the new competition format also now allows teams from the same country to face each other before the quarterfinals. This was not possible for the past two decades, when the round of 16 opened the knockout phase.

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