MANCHESTER CITY welcome Real Madrid to the Etihad for the first leg of their Champions League knockout phase play-off TONIGHT. Pep Guardiola's side will be looking to take a lead to the Spanish capital as they will know the European kings will be tough to beat on their own patch next week. A last-16 clash with either Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen awaits the winner over two legs. However, we will first have LIVE COVERAGE from the All-French clash in France, where Paris Saint-Germain have travelled to face Brest.
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CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS. Follow our live blog below... And we're off. PSG XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Ruiz Peña, Vintinha, Neves, Doué, Dembélé, Barcola. Brest XI: Bizot; Lala, Chardonnet, Coulibaly, Haidara; Camara, Lees-Melou, Magnetti, Faivre, Ajorque, Sima. Hello everyone and welcome to a massive night of Champions League action!. Later on we have all the build-up and full coverage of Man City vs Real Madrid as two Euro heavyweights go head-to-head at the Etihad.
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