It will be the fifth two-legged tie between City and Madrid in the last six seasons. Four years in a row facing Madrid. Yeah, hopefully we can arrive in the moment, that first leg here and the game one week later in Madrid, as best as possible. Celtic, who became the first British club to win the European Cup in , will face former City captain Vincent Kompany and his Bayern Munich side, currently top of the Bundesliga with Harry Kane leading the scoring charts.
We will face Real Madrid in the ChampionsLeague knockout phase play-off! It will be the third time Celtic and Bayern have come up against each other in the Champions League, with the most recent meetings in the group stage, with Bayern winning in Munich and in Glasgow.
City and Celtic will be at home for the first legs on February 11 and 12 respectively, and on the road the following week. Celtic fans may yet be banned from attending the away leg after they were handed a UEFA disciplinary notice over the use of pyrotechnics at Villa Park on Wednesday during a loss to Aston Villa. The Scottish champions were already on a suspended ban for away fans following previous incidents and must now argue their case before the European governing body.
Fixture date TBC:. The winners of the City-Madrid and Celtic-Bayern ties will advance to the last 16, where they will face either Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen β with that draw due to take place on February We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues.
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