Man City’s Champions League draw and path to final revealed | OneFootball

Manchester City will play Real Madrid in the Champions League last-16 as Pep Guardiola targets another European title.

Guardiola’s side remain in the hunt for four trophies this season having narrowed the gap to Arsenal at the top of the Premier League, and may fancy their chances of a deep run in Europe.

Despite a couple of set-backs, City successfully navigated into the top eight in the league phase and avoided the knockout play-offs.

And City will now play Real Madrid for the fifth season in a row in the Champions League. The 15-time champions knocked City out in the play-off rounds last season, while City’s last victory against them came as they won the Champions League in their 2022-23 campaign.

Man City’s Champions League draw

Should they progress past Real Madrid, City will face either Atalanta or Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals. As City are the eighth seeds, they are only guaranteed to be at home in the second leg of their last-16 tie, and would not be if they are the lower seed in the quarter-finals.

What about the semi-finals?

If City reach the semi-finals for the first time since 2023, the last time they won the competition, they know they would play one of four teams:

They are PSG, Chelsea, Galatasaray and Liverpool.

Full Champions League bracket

Man City manager Pep Guardiola (PA Wire)

Top half

Paris Saint-Germain vs Chelsea

Galatasaray vs Liverpool

Real Madrid vs Manchester City

Atalanta vs Bayern Munich

Newcastle vs Barcelona

Atletico Madrid vs Tottenham

Bodo Glimt vs Sporting CP

Bayer Leverkusen vs Arsenal

The last-16 ties will take place in mid-March. Here are the remaining round dates:

Round of 16: 10/11 & 17/18 March 2026