
For the fifth time in as many seasons, Real Madrid and Manchester City will meet in the Champions League knockout rounds, with the Bernabéu witnessing the first leg of the 2025–26 round of 16 tie between the two juggernauts.
Winners of three of the past four Champions League titles, Real Madrid and Man City exude European heritage. Although neither side have been overly dominant this term, the tie promises to deliver an absolute soccer spectacle and it could ignite the winning side in their quest for another European crown.