Manchester City will face Real Madrid in a blockbuster Champions League play-off with Celtic taking on Bayern Munich in a bid to reach the last 16.
Having beaten Club Brugge 3-1 in their final league-phase game to scrape through to the next round, Pep Guardiola’s side must go up against the 15-time European champions in the glamour tie of the play-off round.
The city’s opposite draw to Madrid Celtic will face Bayern Munich, now controlled through former city captain Vincent Kompany.
The draw sets up the fifth two-legged tie between City and Madrid in the last six seasons. Last year Madrid ended City’s hopes of retaining the Champions League as they won in a penalty shoot-out at the Etihad in the quarter-finals.
The year before, City beat Madrid in the semi-finals on their way to completing a treble, conquering Europe for the first time in the club’s history.
The winners of the tie will advance to face either Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen in the last 16. The same applies for Celtic should they progress against Bayern.
The city’s stage of the moment at the Santiago Bernabeu comes just days before Liverpool in the Premier League, live on Sky Sports, and City also face Newcastle between Real Madrid’s two links.
Juventus attracted to the PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord, with AC Milan, while the Brugge club will face Atalanta.
There is an all-French tie between Brest and Paris St Germain, Monaco will take on Benfica, and Sporting were drawn against Borussia Dortmund.
The early stages of kicking took a position from February 11 to 12 with the legs back a week later.
Despite Friday’s draw, Arsenal, Liverpool and Villa’s characteristics have been reduced. The draw for the last 16 is on February 21, two days after the end of the qualifiers.
From this moment, the path to the Munich Ultimate will become much clearer. Then there will be a tie directly after the merit in the house in the cultivation and semi-cultural rooms.
Aston Villa snuck into the top eight by the skin of their teeth after Atalanta failed to beat Barcelona and dropped into the play-offs, meaning Unai Emery’s side will face one of Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund, Sporting or Club Brugge in the last 16.
Liverpool top the overall table and will now face one of Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Monaco or Brest.
Arsenal will face AC Milan, PSV, Feyenoord or Juventus as imaginable war parties of the last 16 16.
The equipment that completes between 9 and 16 in the league will be planted for the playoffs round.
They will face a non-series team that finished between 17th and 24th at the table, the seeded team also has the advantages of gambling at the home moment level.
The teams will also be paired in the raffle, that is, the two teams that ended 9th and 10 will face the teams 23rd or 24th classified.
The one that ended 11 and 12 will sit in opposition to 21 or 22ndray, etc.
The 8 playoffs playoffs will meet the groups that ended in the first 8 of the initial phase of the League last 16 16, where the family theme of the direct extraction towers will take position for the final.
Round of 16: one of the winners of PSG vs Brest or Monaco vs Benfica.
ROUND OF 16: One of the winners of Feyenoord AC Milan or Juventus vs. PSV.
Round of 16: One of the winners of Club Brugge vs Atalanta or Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmund.
Knockout playoffs: vs Bayern Munich (11th)
Round of 16: vs Atlético de Madrid (5th) or Bayer Leverkusen (6th).
Knockout playoffs: Real Madrid (12th).
Round of 16: vs Atletico Madrid (5th) or Bayer Leverkusen (6th).