2024-25 Champions League bracket and new format, explained: Manchester City land Bayern Munich or Real Madrid

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  Man City avoid Champions League humiliation as Real or Bayern await

  Manchester City's Champions League hopes almost ended against Club Brugge - but a big improvement is needed to make the last 16, says BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty.
  
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• UCL draw: Why Man City can face Bayern, Real Madrid

  There will be a blockbuster knockout tie between Man City and Bayern Munich or Real Madrid. Here's why.
  
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• Champions League MD8 reaction: City scrape through, but now face Bayern or Madrid

  Be it Man City's comeback, Dembélé's master class, or Arsenal watching Watkins, the first-ever final day of a Champions League league phase delivered plenty of drama.
  
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  Champions League bracket: Possible knockout round matchups as Man City to face Real Madrid or Bayern Munich

  The Champions League knockout phase playoffs begin on Feb. 11
  
  CBS Sports - 7h
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  Champions League: Ancelotti fears City playoff as Real Madrid miss top eight

  Bayern and Real Madrid head to playoffs despite wins Leverkusen and Lille in last-16 spots ahead of Atalanta Real Madrid and Bayern Munich both won their final league phase matches but ...
  
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  Pep Guardiola says Manchester City can't win Champions League as Real Madrid, Bayern Munich lie in wait

  The Spanish boss was honest about his team's UCL outlook after just getting into the next round
  
  CBS Sports - 8h
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  Manchester City survive Brugge scare to set up Bayern Munich or Real Madrid tie

  Manchester City ought not to have needed a wake-up call given the situation they were in, not to mention the stakes. Fail to win here and ignominy belonged to them, a Champions League exit at the ...
  
  The Guardian - 10h
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  Champions League scenarios: How Real Madrid, Bayern Munich can both make top eight; Who wins if Man City lose?

  Plus, how three French teams can get byes, and how one Italian rival could knock another out of the top eight, and more
  
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  Real Madrid top Football Money League with $1 billion revenue to widen gap over Manchester City

  The Taylor Swift effect and further revenue away from soccer have helped Los Blancos, with the Miami Dolphins' home game later this year only expected to help keep them at the top.
  
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