The stage is set for the latest chapter in what has become an engrossing UEFA Champions League rivalry between Real Madrid and City.

The Spanish giants will lock horns with Pep Guardiola’s side at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday evening in the first leg of the 2025/26 Round of 16.

Real and City have become familiar foes in recent years.

We have met in each of the past four seasons in the UEFA Champions League in what has been become a compelling and absorbing series of fixtures.

City have also already experienced playing at the Bernabeu earlier this season, recording a superb 2-1 victory in the Spanish capital back in December during the UCL league phase.

Now we await the latest chapter in the Real v City saga with a place in this season’s UEFA Champions League quarter-finals the coveted prize for the victors.

Get yourself in the mood for what promises to be another special occasion with our taster video!