Real Madrid, Manchester City Learn Their Fate As UCL 2024/25 Playoff Draw Is OUT!

UCL 2024/25 Playoffs Draw: Real Madrid, Manchester City will once again face each other, as the Playoffs Draw is OUT! Read below.

Real Madrid and Manchester City will be facing each other for the 4th consecutive season

Source : @X/realmadriden (L); @X/ManCity (R)

UCL 2024/25 Playoffs Draw: The UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Playoffs Draw is officially out, as Real Madrid and Manchester City have learnt their fate for the knockout stages.

For the 4th consecutive season, Pep Guardiola's men will lock horns with the Los Blancos in the continental competition. Real Madrid had the better off the Cityzens in the 2021/22 & 2023/24 season, whereas, Manchester City managed to knock the record-time chamnpions out in the 2022/23 season.

👀🔜 We meet again.
🆚 @ManCity pic.twitter.com/q8LwYxYHXE

— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) January 31, 2025

We will face Real Madrid in the @ChampionsLeague knockout phase play-off! 💪 pic.twitter.com/rweVSjUUk0

— Manchester City (@ManCity) January 31, 2025

Here is the official UCL 2024/25 Playoffs Draw:

• Real Madrid (11th) vs Manchester City (22nd)
• Brest (18th) vs PSG (15th)
• Club Brugge (24th) vs Atalanta (9th)
• AS Monaco (17th) vs SL Benfica (16th)
• Sporting CP (23rd) vs Borussia Dortmund (10th)
• Celtic (21st) vs Bayern Munich (12th)
• Juventus (20th) vs PSV (14th)
• Feyenoord (19th) vs AC Milan (13th)

The knockout phase play-offs are set ✅#UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/9KWMSgQWoD

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) January 31, 2025

Unlike the older format, the new format has no 'country' barrier, as sides from the same league can face each other in the early knockout stages. Ligue 1 clubs - Brest and PSG, will face each other in the playoff.

Undeniable, the fixture of Real Madrid vs Manchester City is the marquee fixture, as the last three UEFA Champions League trophies have been shared between these two clubs.

The 'Underdog' Fixture Of UCL 2024/25 Playoffs

There are many exciting fixtures to watch out, but THIS fixture can guarantee a 'Dark Horse' for the title this season. AS Monaco and SL Benfica are extremely dangerous at homes, and can prove to be a big headache on the counter.

The other sides would be relieved knowing the fact that they avoided these two sides, as AS Monaco is the only side to defeat FC Barcelona in Europe this season.