Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola faces a selection headache as he will need to omit one of the club's January signing from the Champions League knockout stages ahead of Thursday's deadline.

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Draw made Friday for the knockout playoffs round in the UEFA Champions League: Atalanta (Italy) vs. Club Brugge (Belgium) – winner will play Lille or Aston Villa

Defending champions Real Madrid will renew their Champions League rivalry with 2023 winners Manchester City in a blockbuster knockout phase playoff tie after the two teams were pitted against each other in the draw held in Nyon on Friday.

Manchester City will do battle with Real Madrid in the new UEFA Champions League Round of 16 playoffs. Following disappointing league phase campaigns, the current holders and the 2023 champions will battle for the fourth successive season,

Real Madrid vs. Manchester City is now a familiar sight in the Champions League. European soccer’s most engrossing rivalry in recent years will resume in a two-legged playoff next month to reach the round of 16.

Who Gets Left Out?Manchester City’s relentless pursuit of European glory has once again been met with an administrative conundrum. As Pep Guardiola’s side