Ahead of our meeting with the German outfit, we have put together a guide to our European opponents.
READ: City draw Schalke in UCL last 16
Manager
Domenico Tedesco
Stadium
Arena AufSchalke
League position last season
Second.
Schalke finished on 63 points in the Bundesliga - 21 points behind Champions Bayern Munich.
Head-to-head
The two sides have met just three times, the most recent being back in 2008 when City secured a 2-0 win over Schalke in the Europa League.
Before that, City and Schalke met in the 1970 European Winners Cup semi-final, where City sealed a 5-1 win and also suffered a 1-0 loss to the German side.
Key players
Ralf Fahrmann, Matija Nastasic, Franco Di Santo.
Key facts
Blessed with a formidable pedigree both domestically and in Europe, Schalke have also established a reputation for being a conveyor belt of prodigious talent over recent years.
Our winger Leroy Sane is just one of a number of hugely talented players to have been produced by Schalke.
Seven-times Bundesliga winners, Schalke also won the UEFA Cup in 1997 and reached the Champions League semi-finals in 2011.
Champions League form so far...
Schalke finished second in their group behind FC Porto on 11 points.
Over the six games, our Round of 16 opponents registered wins over Lokomotiv Moscow (2) and Galatasaray, plus two draws and just a single defeat to group leaders Porto.
P6 W3 (x2 Lokomotiv Moscow, x1 Galatasary) D2 (x1 Porto, x1 Galatasary) L1 (x1 Porto).
