
Real Madrid and Man City to renew rivalry, Arsenal avoid heavyweights in Champions League
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Manchester City and Real Madrid will renew their familiar rivalry after being drawn together in the Champions League knockout phase for the sixth time since 2019-20 following Friday’s draw for the last 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals
Manchester City and Real Madrid will renew their familiar rivalry after being drawn together in the Champions League knockout phase for the sixth time since 2019-20 following Friday’s draw for the last 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals.
The two heavyweights have already crossed swords once this campaign, with City mounting a comeback to beat record 15-times European champions Real 2-1 in December’s group stage match.
“We played against each other already in the group phase, so it’ll be a really nice game to watch. It’s like a final, we are happy to go there again,” City’s director of football Hugo Viana told UEFA.
Holders Paris Saint-Germain will face Chelsea in a repeat of last year’s ill-tempered Club World Cup final in which the Premier League side came out on top.
“We’ve played them quite a few times. They are the reigning champions but people will probably refer to what happened in the summer at the Club World Cup. It’ll be tough but it holds no fear for us,” Chelsea’s director of football David Barnard said.

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