Real Madrid and Manchester City Set for Champions League Playoff Showdown

The reigning champions and 2023 winners face off in a pivotal two-leg playoff to secure a spot in the Round of 16.

Real Madrid and Manchester City, the last two Champions League winners, will meet in a high-profile playoff after both finished outside the top eight in the league phase of the competition.
This marks the fourth consecutive year these two clubs have faced each other in the knockout stages, with the winner historically going on to claim the title.
The first leg will take place in Manchester on February 11-12, with the return leg in Madrid a week later, as part of the newly formatted Champions League structure.
Other notable playoff matches include Bayern Munich facing Celtic, Juventus playing PSV Eindhoven, and Paris Saint-Germain taking on Brest in an all-French contest.
The winners of the playoff round will join the top eight league phase teams, including Liverpool, Barcelona, and Arsenal, in the Round of 16, with the final set for May 31 at Munich's Allianz Arena.