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Real or Bayern will be favourites against City - Guardiola

Manchester City will face Real Madrid in a blockbuster Champions League play-off tie, with Celtic taking on Bayern Munich for a place in the last-16.

Premier League champions City scraped through by beating Club Brugge and, as the 22nd seeds, knew they would face a true European heavyweight in the next round. Holders Madrid failed to finish in the top-eight as well, setting up a massive two-legged tie against City. Celtic, meanwhile, will be huge underdogs against German giants Bayern.

Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa are already through after claiming one of the top-eight spots in the inaugural league phase, but they will have to wait for next month’s last-16 draw for the knockout bracket to be fully set.

Liverpool finished top of the league standings and will face one of Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Monaco or Brest, while Arsenal know one of AC Milan, PSV Feyenoord or Juventus awaits them. Aston Villa, the eighth seeds, can prepare for one of Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund, Sporting or Club Brugge.

In the other play-offs, PSG play Brest in an all-French tie, Monaco meet Benfica, Club Brugge take on Atalanta, Sporting entertain Dortmund, Feyenoord face Milan and Juventus challenge PSV.

This morning’s draw in Nyon will determine the play-offs and you can follow all the updates in the live blog below. The Europa League draw

Pep Guardiola on facing Champions League 'kings'

Pep Guardiola has called Real Madrid the “kings” of Europe as he prepares to face the 15-time champions for the fourth season in a row.

After City beat Club Brugge to reach the play-off rounds, Guardiola admitted his team would not win the Champions League on current form.

“Not right now. I’m so pragmatic, the reality is the reality,” he said. “They have more experience than us, Real have maybe struggled, but they are back in the last games they play.

“If we play tomorrow, it will be difficult but in two weeks we’ll see. We’re going to try it and see what happens.

“I don’t know if they are happy to play us, but it is what it is. No complaints at all. Bayern or Madrid - one is the king of the competition; the other is the second or third king of the competition.”