Playing against the best helps us improve: Guardiola Pep on Madrid vs Man City tie

Pep Guardiola

Real Madrid and Manchester City will face off in a Champions League (UCL) knockout tie for the fifth season in a row after being drawn on Friday to play each other in the last 16.

"For our club, when you play against the best teams in the whole history of this competition, you learn and improve and are better for the future," City boss Guardiola said.

The Spanish giants, record 15-time UCL champions, will host City in the first leg next month before travelling to England for the return leg in the following week. The clubs have already played each other this season, with City winning 2-1 in Madrid during the league phase, in which the Sky Blues finished eighth and Los Blancos ninth. That allowed City to advance straight to the last 16 while Madrid came through the Playoffs, in which they beat Benfica 3-1 on aggregate.

Meanwhile, PSG will face Chelsea. Their last encounter came in July's Club World Cup final, where Chelsea won 3-0.

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No. of times City have faced Madrid in a UCL knockout tie in the last five seasons

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