Carlo Ancelotti said this time last year that meetings with Manchester City were starting to "feel like Clásicos," given the frequency at which they were coming about.
The two teams have struggled to avoid each other in the latter stages of the Champions League and have combined for some special occasions, no doubt, but the novelty, largely in part to UEFA’s format changes, has been sapped, and we may be subject to a watered-down iteration of the rivalry over the next two weeks.
