‘We have tougher schedules’: Guardiola faces packed fixture list after Madrid draw
- City take on Real Madrid over two legs in February
- Premier League champions play seven games in 24 days
Pep Guardiola could not hide his frustration with Manchester City’s fixture schedule in February after being handed a daunting two-legged Champions League playoff tie with Real Madrid.
City’s failure to qualify automatically for the tournament’s last 16 means they have to face the current holders in order to reach that stage. City will host the first leg on 11 February before travelling to the Bernabéu on 19 February.
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