Group match-ups have been repeated in the knockouts as many times in a season and a half of the new format as in the previous 32 years

Real Madrid have been handed another mouthwatering clash with Manchester City in the round-of-16 draw for the Champions League, while holders Paris Saint-Germain face Chelsea.

The Premier League leaders have what looks like a favorable path to the final in Budapest after their perfect record of eight wins put them top of the standings in the league phase.

This Friday afternoon was the draw for the Champions League round of 16 and it has given us a new duel between Manchester City and Real Madrid. This will simply be the 17th time these two clubs face each other in the Champions League, making it the second most recurring fixture in the competition's history after Real Madrid - Bayern Munich (22).

Real Madrid is going to have a challenging March, where they will have little to no availability of Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham. Jude Bellingham was injured at the start of the Real