A fiery confrontation: Real Madrid and Manchester City face to face in the Champions League

The draw for the knockout rounds of the Champions League (round of 16, quarter-finals, and semi-finals), which took place on Friday, resulted in an anticipated confrontation between “Manchester City” and “Real Madrid”, which is the sixth time they have met in the decisive rounds since the 2019-2020 season.

It is noteworthy that the two teams faced off in the group stage, where Manchester City was able to come from behind to win 2-1 in December.

Paris Saint-Germain, the defending champion, will face Chelsea in a repeat of the Club World Cup final that was held last year and witnessed a strong competition that ended with the English club’s victory.

As for “Arsenal”, the league leader, it will play against “Bayer Leverkusen”, while “Bayern Munich”, which is in second place, will face “Atalanta”. Newcastle United will meet Barcelona, while Liverpool will face the Turkish Galatasaray team.

In another exciting confrontation, Tottenham Hotspur, which is going through a difficult period in the English Premier League, will play against Atletico Madrid, while the Norwegian Bodo/Glimt team, which achieved surprising victories this season over Manchester City, Atletico and Inter Milan, will face the Portuguese team Sporting Lisbon.

Below are the results of the draw held today, Friday, at the headquarters of the European Football Association (UEFA) in Nyon:

Round of 16:

“Real Madrid” vs. “Manchester City”

“Bodo/Glimt” vs. “Sporting Lisbon”

“Paris Saint-Germain” vs. “Chelsea”

“Newcastle United” vs. “Barcelona”

“Galatasaray” vs. “Liverpool”

“Atletico Madrid” vs. “Tottenham Hotspur”

“Atalanta” vs. “Bayern Munich”

“Bayer Leverkusen” vs. “Arsenal”

Quarter-finals:

“Paris Saint-Germain/Chelsea” vs. “Galatasaray/Liverpool”