Champions League knockout phase play-off draw: Man City face Real Madrid, Celtic tackle Bayern Munich & AC Milan take on Feyenoord

Premier League title holders City, who claimed a continental crown as part of their historic Treble triumph in 2022-23, face the toughest of tests against the reigning kings of Europe as a result of only being able to muster a 22nd-place finish in the league stage. Celtic ended one spot higher than the Blues, but face an epic challenge of their own against prolific England striker Kane and the current Bundesliga leaders.

Man City vs Real Madrid

Celtic vs Bayern Munich

Juventus vs PSV

Feyenoord vs AC Milan

Brest vs PSG

Monaco vs Benfica

Club Brugge vs Atalanta

Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmund

Elsewhere, AC Milan – with Kyle Walker joining USMNT stars Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah at San Siro – will take on Feyenoord. Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain, who are still pursuing an elusive first Champions League title, must overcome domestic rivals Brest in order to reach the last 16.

The other ties at this stage of the competition will see Monaco lock horns with Portuguese heavyweights Benfica. There is an intriguing tussle between Sporting CP and Borussia Dortmund, while Atalanta – who continue to win plenty of admirers – are preparing to take on Club Brugge.

The change in format for the 2024-25 Champions League, which has been met with mixed reviews, means that group stage fixtures carried over into the new year. As a result, the two-legged knockout phase play-offs will take place on February 11/12 and a week later on 18/19.

Those teams seeded from ninth to 16th – which includes Real, Bayern, PSG and AC Milan – are due to play the second legs of their respective contests on home soil. The draw to map out the last-16 and subsequent route to the final will take place on February 21.