UCL draw: Blockbuster clash as Man City face off with Real Madrid
Reading Time: 2min | Fri. 31.01.25. | 14:37
Last season's semi-final came much sooner this time... What a beauty!
That's what we've all been hoping for! Two of the latest Champions League winners, Real Madrid and Manchester City, will lock horns in the UCL playoffs in what should be a true football champagne.
The draw held on Friday decided that Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola will face off again after last year's highly entertaining semi-final, which ended in Los Blancos triumph in the penalty shootout.
It’s Manchester City vs Real Madrid in the playoff.
— Carol Radull (@CarolRadull) January 31, 2025
Who will make it through?#UCL pic.twitter.com/5zfxlEDuKy
The season before, the Cityzens defeated Madrid also in the semi-finals, winning the UCL trophy for the first time in the club's history. The defeaters will advance to face either Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen in the last 16. The same applies to the Celtics, should they progress against Bayern Munich.
The other encounters promise a lot of evenly matched games, with plenty of intriguing match-ups.
Who against who
Brest vs PSG
Club Brugge vs Atalanta
Man City vs Real Madrid
Juventus vs PSV
Monaco vs Benfica
Sporting vs Borussia Dortmund
Celtic vs Bayern Munich
Feyenoord vs AC Milan
The Champions League play-offs will take place over two legs on the weekdays of February 11 and February 12, as well as February 18 and February 19. City, the 2023 Champions League winners, will host Madrid at Etihad Stadium before travelling to Spain for the second leg the following week.
Who will make it all the way to Munich? 💬 #UCL pic.twitter.com/YsHv6Cqp9C
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) January 31, 2025
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