Celtic and Man City discover their Champions League play-off opponents

The road to Europe's biggest club football competition, the UEFA Champions League, is heating up, and two of the tournament's British teams, Celtic and Manchester City, now know who they'll face in the play-offs.

City, who finished 22 in the table and narrowly avoided elimination will take on last season's winners, Real Madrid, while Celtic who finished in 21st position will face Bayern Munich.

It means both sides need to play two extra matches against their opponents, home and away, in order to progress to the competition's last 16.

And it doesn't come much tougher!

Champions League: Reaction to the play-off draw

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, who faced Real Madrid several times while managing their fierce rivals, Barcelona says the fixture with City now feels like a "derby".

He added that this makes it "four years in a row facing Real Madrid" in the competition.

The tie also sets up a mouthwatering contest between two of the world's best strikers in City's Erling Haaland and Madrid's Kylian Mbappe.

Meanwhile, Celtic will have to beat Bayern Munich for the first time ever in their history if they are to progress to the last 16.

"We have qualified on merit and showed quality on the way. It's what the players deserve for what they've given over the course of the eight games," said Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers.

"We're building confidence and showing we can play and make it difficult for the top teams."

How do the Champions League play-offs work?

Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa all automatically qualified as they finished inside the top eight places in the league phase of the competition.

Teams that finished outside of the top eight have to play a play-off match.

Both City and Celtic will play their home games on Tuesday 11th February, with the return away fixture on 18th February.

If they win the play-off matches they'll face either Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen next.