Real Madrid is about to play against Manchester City in the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League for the first significant challenge in the competition. This match will be their fourth in four years, ever since the UEFA draw on Friday in Nyon, Switzerland.
Madrid and City both failed to automatically qualify for the last-16 stage as one of the top eight teams after they placed 11th and 22nd respectively in the newly introduced league format.
Since 2020, Real and City have played each other four times in knockout ties and will be meeting for the fourth consecutive year after the Premier League champions managed to avoid a draw against Bayern Munich.
The defending champion of European League Real Madrid eliminated the English club 13 times in the knockout stages.
Meanwhile, City defeated the Spanish club in the semi-final with scorelines of 5-1 on aggregate during the treble run of 2023, but Real Madrid took their revenge last year when they ousted Guardiola’s men from the quarter-finals on penalties after two draws.
Its gonna be a amazing match.
