'Another set of intriguing ties for City
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Manchester City suffered a disappointing Champions League campaign last season when they were knocked out in the play-off round by Real Madrid.
And those two sides just cannot keep away from each other in this competition.
For the fifth consecutive campaign, City will travel to the Bernabeu to face the European giants, as well as hosting Borussia Dortmund from pot one.
And it won't be a straightforward passage to finish in the top eight of the group phase and go straight through to the last-16.
City have home games against Erik ten Hag's Bayer Leverkusen, Serie A champions Napoli, which will see Kevin de Bruyne return to the Etihad, and last season's Turkish league winners Galatasaray.
On the road, Pep Guardiola's men head to Villarreal, Bodo/Glimt and Monaco, who have brought in the likes of Paul Pogba, Eric Dier and Ansu Fati during the summer.
The new format has thrown up another set of intriguing ties for City and they will have their work cut out in order to progress.