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Man City will face one of two European heavyweights in nightmare play-off as Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa learn their route through Champions League knockout stages

Manchester City's reward for scrapping into the next stage of the Champions League is a clash against European heavyweights Real Madrid or Bayern Munich.

Pep Guardiola's side earned a 3-1 victory over Belgian side Club Brugge at the Etihad on Wednesday night, though the final result failed to paint an accurate reflection of the tensioned-filled encounter.

City trailed at the break knowing only a victory would prolong their European adventure. But the 2023 champions produced a performance that has been sorely lacking this term and responded with goals from Mateo Kovacic, Savinho and an own goal by Joel Ordonez.