Manchester City will face 15-time winners Real Madrid in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.
This will be the fourth year in a row that the two iconic sides will go head-to-head in Europe’s elite competition, with Los Blancos coming out on top across two legs in the knockout phase play-offs last term.
Madrid beat Benfica 3-1 on aggregate in this year’s play-offs to reach the last 16, while City progressed automatically from the League Phase after an eighth-place finish in the table.
City are not the only side to have received a tough draw for the next stage of the competition, with Chelsea set to face off against defending champions Paris Saint-Germain.
PSG thrashed Inter 5-1 in last year’s final, but they failed to finish in the top eight of the League Phase table, meaning they had to beat Ligue 1 rivals Monaco 5-4 over two legs to cement their place in the last 16.
FIFA Club World Cup winners Chelsea proved they are a match for anybody by finishing sixth in the League Phase.Champions League last 16 draw.
- Real Madrid v Manchester City
- Bodo/Glimt v Sporting CP
- PSG v Chelsea
- Newcastle v Barcelona
- Galatasaray v Liverpool
- Atletico Madrid v Tottenham Hotspur
- Atalanta v Bayern Munich
- Bayer Leverkusen v Arsenal
Champions League knockout phase dates
Last 16: March 10/11 and March 17/18
Quarter-finals: April 7/8 and April 14/15
Semi-finals: April 28/29 and May 5/6
Final: May 30
