"Real Madrid will face Manchester City: the draw for the Champions League Round of 16 matches has taken place."

In the Swiss city of Nyon, the draw for the first round of the Champions League playoffs in its new format took place.

Among the eight matchups created, there is a clash between the tournament favorites and recent finalists.

Specifically, English club Manchester City will face off against Spain's Real Madrid. Both teams have won the last two editions of the tournament.

Results of the Round of 16 draw

Silver section of the draw:

• “Brugge” (Belgium) – “Atalanta” (Italy)
• “Manchester City” (England) – “Real Madrid” (Spain)
• “Juventus” (Italy) – “PSV” (Netherlands)
• “Brest” (France) – PSG (France)

Blue section of the draw:

• “Sporting” (Portugal) – “Borussia Dortmund” (Germany)
• “Celtic” (Scotland) – “Bayern Munich” (Germany)
• “Feyenoord” (Netherlands) – “Feyenoord” (Italy)
• “Monaco” (France) – “Benfica” (Portugal)

It is worth noting that the winners of these two-legged matchups are guaranteed at least €11 million in prize money for advancing to the Round of 16 of the tournament.

Background. Previously, Mind summarized the results of the first stage of the main tournament of European club football.