Bayern at least ensured they will be seeded in Friday's draw after beating Slovan Bratislava 3-1 on Wednesday, but their reward will be either City or Celtic

Bayern Munich beat Slovan Bratislava 3-1 in Matchday 8 of the Champions League yesterday, securing a place in the playoffs. The German side finished 12th in the

Manchester City squeezed through to the Champions League play-off round with a 3-1 comeback win against Club Brugge.

Pep Guardiola admitted his Manchester City team faced a ‘really tough’ task to progress in the Champions League after being drawn against Real Madrid of Bayern Munich in the play-offs.

City will face one of those two European heavyweights in the Champions League next month after scraping through to the play-off round on Wednesday.

After losing 0-1 at half-time, Manchester City came back to beat Club Brugge 3-1 and enter the Champions League knockout stage.

Whoever they face, Vincent Kompany wants momentum to ensure progression to the next round. “We had a lot of attacking players on the pitch & had a big chance to go 4-0. We didn’t take our chances”, the Belgian coach said (as captured by Twitter account @iMiaSanMia).

Pep Guardiola fears Manchester City cannot win the Champions League in their current form after setting up a play-off against European “kings” of Real Madrid or Bayern Munich.

Manuel Akanji is confident Manchester City "can beat every team in Europe" after progressing to the Champions League play-off spots. City will find out on Friday whether their next opponent will be either Bayern Munich or Real Madrid.

Pep Guardiola is set to make a bold call on Rodri for the Champions League, despite his knee injury. Could the midfielder return in time to rescue City’s season.

The UEFA Champions League's first-ever league phase is over, and the knockout stage outlook is now much clearer. Manchester City avoided disaster, Liverpool topped the league-phase table, and we will get Manchester City against either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the playoffs.