Pep against top club
Champions League: Now there’s an absolute cracker!
The league phase of the Champions League is over - and one thing is certain even before the draw: the play-offs will be a clash of giants!
Manchester City qualified for the play-offs after all on the final matchday of the league phase. The English champions defeated Belgian representatives Club Brugge 3:1 on Wednesday despite trailing at the break and made it into the top 24. And now a tough opponent awaits.
"We'll be playing against a giant"
Pep Guardiola and Co., who finished in 22nd place, will face either Real Madrid (11th) or Bayern Munich (12th). "We'll be playing against a giant. Real Madrid or Bayern - one is the king of the competition, the other is perhaps the second or third best team," said Guardiola. Real and Bayern are "better than us at the moment. But we'll see in two weeks' time."
Here is an overview of the tournament tree:
Real coach Carlo Ancelotti, meanwhile, is hoping for luck of the draw and would prefer to play Celtic Glasgow (the second possible opponent) rather than Manchester City. "We'll have to wait for the draw, if it's Manchester City's turn it will of course be more complicated," said the Italian.
Draw on Friday
To explain: each team in the play-offs has two possible opponents. For example, teams in ninth and tenth place can only be drawn against the 23rd or 24th team in the final table. The duels will take place on February 11/12 and 18/19, with the draw taking place on Friday (12 noon/live in the sportkrone.at ticker).
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