Brutal: Man City eliminated 5 times in 7 CL knockout meetings with Real Madrid

On March 18 (local time), in the 2025–26UEFA Champions League Round of 16, Manchester City were knocked out with a heavy 1–5 aggregate defeat to Real Madrid.

According to post-match statistics, this marked the 7th knockout-stage meeting between the two sides in Champions League history. Manchester City have been eliminated 5 times, with their only two wins coming in the 2019–20 Round of 16 and the 2022–23 semi-finals — the latter campaign in which City went on to lift their first and only UEFA Champions League trophy.

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Champions League knockout head-to-head (Man City progression in red):

2015–16 Semi-finals
1st leg: Man City 0–0 Real Madrid
2nd leg: Real Madrid 1–0 Man City
Aggregate: Man City 0–1 Real Madrid

2019–20 Round of 16
1st leg: Real Madrid 1–2 Man City
2nd leg: Man City 2–1 Real Madrid
Aggregate: Man City 4–2 Real Madrid

2021–22 Semi-finals
1st leg: Man City 4–3 Real Madrid
2nd leg: Real Madrid 3–1 Man City
Aggregate: Real Madrid 6–5 Man City

2022–23 Semi-finals
1st leg: Real Madrid 1–1 Man City
2nd leg: Man City 4–0 Real Madrid
Aggregate: Man City 5–1 Real Madrid

2023–24 Quarter-finals
1st leg: RealMadrid3–3ManCity
2nd leg: Man City 1–1 Real Madrid
Aggregate: Man City 4–4 Real Madrid
Penalties: Man City 3–4 Real Madrid

2024–25 Knockout Round Play-offs
1st leg: Man City 2–3 Real Madrid
2nd leg: Real Madrid 3–1 Man City
Aggregate: Man City 3–6 Real Madrid

2025–26 Round of 16
1st leg: Real Madrid 3–0 Man City
2nd leg: Man City 1–2 Real Madrid
Aggregate: Man City 1–5 Real Madrid