Champions League round of 16 second leg: Manchester City vs Real Madrid facts

Manchester City have work to do to avoid a third successive UEFA Champions League elimination at the hands of Real Madrid as the teams meet to settle their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie.

A first-half hat-trick from Federico Valverde (20 27 42) gave Madrid a 3-0 victory at the Santiago Bernabéu on 11 March, City's Gianluigi Donnarumma saving Vinícius Júnior's 58th-minute penalty.

City are in the round of 16 for the 12th time – all in the last 13 seasons – having finished eighth in the league phase. Madrid were 3-1 winners against Benfica (1-0 a, 2-1 h) in the knockout phase play-offs – they finished ninth in the league phase – to qualify for the round of 16 for a record 23rd time and set up knockout meeting against City for the fifth season in a row.

Last match

The first leg was the teams' 16th meeting. Madrid now have six victories to City's five, scoring 28 goals and conceding 26.

City came from behind to win 2-1 at Madrid on 10 December, Rodrygo's 28th-minute opener for a home side coached by Xabi Alonso overturned by strikes from Nico O'Reilly (35) and Erling Haaland (43pen).

Madrid have won their last two ties against City, including in last season's knockout phase play-offs (3-2 a, 3-1 h). They were also triumphant in the 2023/24 quarter-finals (3-3 h, 1-1 a, 4-3 pens) and in the semi-finals of 2021/22 (3-4 a, 3-1 h aet) and 2015/16 (0-0 a, 1-0 h); City were victorious in the 2019/20 round of 16 (2-1 a, 2-1 h) and the 2022/23 semi-finals (1-1 a, 4-0 h).

City have won two of their last eight games against Liga clubs (D3 L3), both this season – 2-0 at Villarreal on Matchday 3 and in Madrid on Matchday 6.

The first-leg loss was only City's fourth in their last 19 matches against Spanish teams (W10 D5).

City have won seven of their last ten home matches against Spanish visitors (D2 L1).

Last season's aggregate defeat by Madrid was City's seventh in 11 two-legged ties involving Liga clubs.

Madrid had lost four successive games against English teams, going down 0-1 at Liverpool on Matchday 4 and against City on Matchday 6 before their first-leg victory.

Last season's win at City is Madrid's sole success in six games in England (D1 L4).

Madrid have scored 99 European Cup goals against English opposition.

Elimination by Arsenal in last season's quarter-finals (0-3 a, 1-2 h) made Madrid's record in two-legged knockout ties against English clubs W15 L8. They have ten aggregate victories in the last 14, although their last four Champions League eliminations have all been by Premier League opponents.

Manchester City 

This is City's 15th successive season in the Champions League proper; they have featured in every campaign since 2011/12 and have reached the knockout stages in each of the last 12.

Having finished 22nd in last season's league phase (W3 D2 L3), City lost 3-6 on aggregate to holders Madrid in the knockout phase play-offs.

Real Madrid

Madrid are in the Champions League proper for the 30th time, a competition record they share with Barcelona. They have qualified for the knockout rounds in all 30 campaigns.

A team coached by Carlo Ancelotti were 11th in last season's league phase (W5 L3), eventually losing 1-5 on aggregate to Arsenal in the quarter-finals.

Key stats

City's round of 16 record is W8 L3.

Pep Guardiola's side have won five of their nine games in this season's Champions League (D1 L3).

The only previous occasion City lost the away first leg of a European tie by three goals was a 1-5 aggregate defeat against Liverpool in the 2017/18 quarter‑finals (0-3 a, 1-2 h).

Haaland has scored 56 goals in 57 Champions League appearances, including ten in 11 against Spanish opposition.

Madrid have never failed to reach the round of 16 since the stage was introduced in 2003/04. They have featured in the last 16 of the competition every season since 1996/97.

The Spanish side have won 13 of their last 15 round of 16 ties – and 11 of their last 13 Champions League ties.

The Merengues have won eight of their 11 Champions League games this season (L3).

Aged 25 years 248 days, Vinícius Júnior could become the youngest player to reach 80 appearances in the Champions League proper, surpassing Kylian Mbappé's mark of 26 years 33 days.