Manchester City are one of six English clubs waiting to discover who they will face in the Champions League knockout stages. The draw, which is scheduled for Friday, will lay out each club's potential path to the final in Budapest. City squeezed through via the league phase, narrowly avoiding the play-offs by leaving it late to secure an eighth-placed finish.
Because they finished in the top eight to guarantee their place in the round of 16, the 2023 champions already have a good idea of who they will face. They could go up against Bodo/Glimt, who managed to beat Pep Guardiola's side during the league phase. Alternatively, a glamour tie against Real Madrid could await.
Express Sport have simulated the Champions League draw and it has thrown up a nightmare scenario for City...
If the result is reversed this time around, our simulation suggests that Arsenal will face City in a huge domestic dust-up in the quarter-finals.
The two clubs will also meet in next month's Carabao Cup final and in the Premier League before the season ends, meaning they will be very well-acquainted with each other.
A blockbuster semi-final against PSG will await if City get past the Gunners, according to our simulation. It would be an extremely tough task to beat the French heavyweights over two legs, but they will fancy their chances if such a scenario comes to pass.
In the final, our simulation predicts that City would face Bayern Munich at the Puskas Arena with the winner being crowned champions of Europe.
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