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Manchester City will discover their Champions League last-16 opponents on Friday when the draw takes place
Manchester City will face either Real Madrid or Bodo Glimt in the Champions League last 16 draw on Friday.
The play-off ties concluded on Wednesday evening with Madrid booking their place in the next round with a 2-1 win over Benfica (3-1 on aggregate). City had a straight path through to the last-16 as a result of securing a top eight spot in the League Phase and the Blues knew their four potential opponents ahead of the play-off fixtures.
Friday's draw in Nyon, which is scheduled to start at 11am, will now confirm which of the two teams Pep Guardiola's will be facing next month. City will also be allocated into a half of the draw which will enable the Blues to plot their path to a potential final in May.
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City already know they could face Bayern Munich or Arsenal in the quarter-finals but the draw on Friday will firm up the permutations.
City have already played Bodo/Glimt this season, slipping to a surprise 3-1 defeat in the League Phase in Norway. The Norwegians stunned last season's beaten finalists Inter Milan in the play-off round, winning 3-1 at home and then knocking out the Italian champions with a 2-1 victory in the San Siro.
The last-16 ties take place next month with the first leg on March 10/11 and the second a week later. City, by virtue of finishing higher in the League Phase, will be at home in the second leg.
The quarter finals are on April 7/8 and 14/15 with the semi-finals following on April 28/29 and May 5/6. The final is in Budapest on Saturday, May 30.
City are one of six English sides still in the draw after Newcastle United came through the play-off round on Tuesday. Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham are still in the hunt.
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