Man City host Real Madrid in the first leg of a blockbuster Champions League play-off tie on Tuesday night. Pep Guardiola’s side had to come from behind to beat Club Brugge in their final league phase ...

Manchester City will face Real Madrid in the knockout rounds of the Champions League for a fourth straight season.

They still believe they have more than a 60 per cent chance of qualifying for the Champions League – but it is far from a given. Financially, City could survive a year’s exile from Europe’s elite ...