Manchester City will face Real Madrid for the 16th time in the UEFA Champions League (W5 D5 L5), twice as often as they have faced any other team in the competition (Bayern Munich - 8). Only Bayern Munich (8) and Juventus (7) have won more UEFA Champions League games against Real Madrid than Manchester City (5), who beat them 2-1 in this season's league phase. Manchester City have been eliminated from the UEFA Champions League by Real Madrid on four occasions, the only side to knock them out more than twice. Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola will take charge of his 190th UEFA Champions League match here, equalling Alex Ferguson’s total in the competition (190). Following this fixture, Guardiola will only trail Carlo Ancelotti (218) on the list of most Champions League games by managers.

Source: BBC March 10, 2026 13:06 UTC