ARTETA GETS LUCKY & CITY KEEP IT REAL

HERE WE GO AGAIN Man City’s players will face familiar foes

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the decider in Budapest in May.

He said: "It's a big game for both teams. It's like a final, we are happy to go there again. It's too soon to speak about the final, we should think game by game. Now we have a strong opener to face.”

The two sides have produced some epic battles in recent seasons.

Real ran out 6-3 winners in the playoffs last season to knock City out. And the La Liga giants won 6-5 on aggregate in the semis in 2022, before City crushed them 5-1 at the same stage 12 months later, while it took penalties to separate them in the quarterfinals in 2024.