The UEFA Champions League returns this week for the competition's first-ever knockout phase playoffs, when some of Europe's top teams will be pitted against each other for a spot in the round of 16. Headlining the action will be Manchester City's clash with Real Madrid as the last two Champions League winners duke it out for one spot in the next round,

Two teams stacked with some of the world's best talent, but what would a combined starting XI look like between the teams? One huge name misses out.

Manchester City host the Spanish capital club in the first leg of their sizeable Champions League play-off clash