Manchester City will square up to Real Madrid in a blockbuster Champions League play-off showdown, while Celtic have been pitted against German giants Bayern Munich. The draw to finalise the play-off round took place today at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, and threw up some intriguing pairings. Last season Real knocked Pep Guardiola's City out in the quarter-finals on penalties after a classic two-legged affair that had ended 4-4 on aggregate. Both sides have failed to hit their stride in the new-look competition thus far but their collision is the standout tie of the play-off round. *Full play-off round draw: https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2025/0131/1494024-man-city-set-for-another-real-battle-celtic-get-bayern/*