Sudio kick-off on March 11, 2026, at 20:45.

Kick-off on March 11, 2026, at 22:00.

In the Champions League Round of 16, the first leg between Real Madrid and Manchester City will take place at the Santiago Bernabéu. Since 2012, this will be the 9th head-to-head meeting between the teams in the tournament at the Madrid club's home ground. Previously, the sides met in the Round of 16 during the 2019/20 season, when the English side secured a 2-1 comeback victory away from home. In December, the teams already faced each other at this arena in the league phase, and the scenario repeated: the hosts opened the scoring but conceded twice, 1-2.

In the current campaign, Real Madrid hosted Marseille, 2-1, Juventus, 1-0, Monaco, 6-1, and Benfica, 2-1 at home. Kylian Mbappé has scored 13 goals and leads the tournament's top scorers list, while Vinícius Júnior has 9 goal involvements to his credit. The Madrid club has appeared in the Round of 16 of the main European competition 47 times and continued the fight for the trophy in 33 cases. At this stage in various seasons, the team hosted English sides, including Derby County, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United, and their upcoming opponent.

Watch Real Madrid — Manchester City on March 7, 2026, online on MEGOGO.

In the current campaign's away matches, Manchester City played against Monaco, 2-2, Villarreal, 0-2, and Bodø/Glimt, 3-1. Erling Haaland has scored 7 goals and is among the top 5 scorers of the campaign, while Jérémy Doku has participated in 4 scoring attacks for his team. The club has reached the Round of 16 11 times and was eliminated at this stage in only 3 cases. Besides the meetings with Madrid, the English giant has twice faced another Spanish representative, Barcelona, at this stage.

Watch the broadcast of the Real Madrid — Manchester City match on March 7, 2026, online on MEGOGO.