Champions League knockout draws: Madrid face City

Holder Real Madrid will face Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League knockout phase play offs.

City snuck into top 24 in the league phase on the final match day with a 3-1 victory over Club Brugge. However, due to their lower ranking, the face the record 15-tim champions Real Madrid.

Meanwhile, Scottish champions Celtic will meet Germany’s Bayern Munich.

Apart from that Paris Saint-Germain face surprise package Brest in an all-French affair, while Juventus will lock horns against PSV Eindhoven.

The new bracket format meant each team could only be drawn against one of two possible opponents based on the final standings in the league phase, with City and Celtic already knowing that either Real or Bayern awaited them.

Surprisingly, Liverpool, Arsenal, Barcelona  and Aston Villa are already through to the last 16 courtesy of a top-eight finish.

Their opponents will be decided on February 21.

The first legs will take place on February 11 and 12, with the return matches on February 18 and 19.

UEFA Champions League knockout phase play-off draw

Club Brugge v Atalanta

Sporting CP v Borussia Dortmund

Manchester City v Real Madrid

Celtic v Bayern Munich

Juventus v PSV Eindhoven

Feyenoord v AC Milan

Brest v Paris Saint-Germain

Monaco v Benfica