Follow usManchester City will face 15-time European Cup winners Real Madrid, while Celtic take on Bayern Munich in the Champions League play-off round.
City, the reigning Champions League winners from 2023, will host Madrid at the Etihad Stadium on 11 or 12 February before heading to Spain for the second leg the following week.
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Celtic, who famously won the competition in 1967, will play Bayern Munich first at Celtic Park before Brendan Rodgers’ side travel to the Allianz Arena for the return leg.
Champions League Play-off Draw in full:
- Brest vs Paris St-Germain
- Club Brugge vs Atalanta
- Manchester City vs Real Madrid
- Juventus vs PSV Eindhoven
- Monaco vs Benfica
- Sporting vs Borussia Dortmund
- Celtic vs Bayern Munich
- Feyenoord vs AC Milan
The new Champions League format saw the top eight teams in the 36-team group table progress directly to the last 16, while the bottom eight were eliminated.
The teams finishing between ninth and 24th place entered the play-off round.
Those ranked ninth to 16th were seeded, while those from 17th to 24th were unseeded. Unseeded teams were drawn against one of two seeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg.
City finished 22nd in the group table, while Celtic were 21st. This meant both clubs would be drawn against either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich, who finished 11th and 12th, respectively.
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