<p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr">The draw for the play-off round of the 2024-2025 Champions League round of 16 pitted the English professional team Manchester City, with Egypt national team star Omar Marmoush in its ranks, against Spanish club Real Madrid. </p><p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:828/886;" alt="Manchester" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/f3cd7bd7-2ebb-4040-98b3-1c531ceceef7.jpeg" ></figure><h2 style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Manchester City vs Real Madrid match date</span></h2><p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Manchester City will face Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 play-off. </p><p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://www.instagram.com/realmadrid?igsh=MWQ0bXNpd2x2YXJmaQ=="></oembed></figure><h2 style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Manchester City vs Real Madrid match date</span></h2><p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is worth noting that the match will be held on February 12, and the second leg will be at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the Spanish capital, Madrid, on the 19th of the same month. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:828/915;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/8a2832af-40b4-4ef9-8709-56d469500a9c.jpeg" alt="real madrid"></figure><h2 style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Champions League</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is worth noting that the European Union, UEFA, has introduced a new system for the Champions League this season, as all clubs that occupy the first 8 places qualify directly to the round of 16, and those in places 9 to 24 play in a play-off with a home-and-away system, from which about 8 teams advance to the round of 16. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:679/452;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/d5639d3f-c67c-4259-a04e-4a3047b50e6a.jpeg" alt="Champions League"></figure><p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Draw for the play-offs for the early final</span></h2><p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The play-off draw resulted in an early final between Manchester City and defending champions Real Madrid, while Paris Saint-Germain will play against Brest, Monaco will play against Benfica, Feyenoord will play against Milan, Bayern Munich will play against Celtic, Sporting Lisbon will play against Borussia Dortmund, Juventus will play against PSV Eindhoven, and Atalanta will play against Club Brugge. </p><p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:828/760;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/8d0ce07f-ed02-47fa-8696-5ece87d4d92f.jpeg" alt="Manchester City"></figure><p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"> While Manchester City booked their place in the Round of 16 play-offs after finishing in 22nd place with 11 points after beating Belgian Club Brugge 3-1 in the match that brought them together at the Etihad Stadium in the eighth and final round.</p>