Real Madrid stars share the idea of the favorite opponent of the UEFA Champions League knockout stage playoffs. Despite the final group stage collision with STADE BREST, LOS BLANCOS finished 11th in the UCL table. Therefore, they did not acquire automatic qualifications on the knockout stage, so they need to win two -legged playoffs to further go.
Real Madrid plays against Manchester City or Celtic in the Knockout Stage Playoffs of the Champions League. Knockout Stage Play Off Dow on Friday confirms whether both sides lock the horn against the defending champion.
After the match with Stade Breast, Los Blancos superstar, Antonio Rudiger, Luka Modric, Federico Valverde, and Aurelien TchouaMeni, who prefer a team that faced the playoffs. How the conversation progressed (quoted by @madridXtra in X) is as follows.
Interviewer: Celtic or city?
Antonio Rudiger: Same.
Luka Modric: I don’t know, we will see it on Friday (laughs).
Federico Valverde: We have to win, right?
Aurelien Tchouameni: Both.
Real Madrid has received a turbulent champions league campaign. They have registered dominant victory for clubs such as VFB Stuttgart, Bolusia Dortmund, Atalanta, RB Salzburg, Stud Bress, and other clubs. However, it has become humble with a crunch match with European giants such as AC Milan, Liverpool, and Losc Lille.
Manchester City or Celtic: Which is a better record for Real Madrid?
Real Madrid will play Manchester City or Celtic on the two -legged group phase knockout stage and proceed to 16 rounds. As the past statistics proceeded, Manchester City worked much better against Los Blancos than Celtic.
Madrid has been facing Celtic four times in history, winning three games and losing one game. Their last meeting was the UEFA Champions League 2022-23 group stage, where BHOYS 5-1 was destroyed. Regarding individual performances for Celtic, Luka Modric, and Vinishius Jr., we are led by two goals.
But this story is almost the same as Manchester City. Madrid recorded four wins, four, and four losses with 12 encounters with the city Zens. Karim Benzema is their main scorer for the city with six names. He has four Rodrigo.
The two Titan collided in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League 2023-24. Madrid won the second leg in the penalty while the first leg ended with a 3-3 draw.
As Real Madrid goes to the 16th round, they will play against Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverksen to go further.
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