The two European giants will meet across two legs later this month after failing to qualify automatically for the last 16 of the elite club competition.

Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Real Madrid defenders Antonio Rudiger and David Alaba are sidelined for weeks with fresh injury blows.

Manchester City's upcoming Champions League play-off opponents Real Madrid are in the midst of an injury crisis ahead of the two sides' crunch match later this month

When Gonzalez first made the move from the Catalan giants, it was stipulated in his contract with Porto that they would keep 40 per cent of the Spaniard's future transfer fee.

Man City want to sign Porto midfielder Nico Gonzalez; City are hopeful of concluding a deal for the 23-year-old before the transfer deadline; talks between the clubs over the structure of the payments

The towering midfielder comes alive in the small spaces and City believe he can fill the hole in their midfield and salvage their faltering season

Arsenal beat Manchester City 5-1 to keep their Premier League title hopes alive on Sunday, while Manchester United slumped to another meek 2-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace.

Arteta Warns Players Not To Gloat After Arsenal's 5-1 Thrashing Of Manchester City

Arsenal delivered a statement of intent in the Premier League title race with a 5-1 hammering of champions Manchester City to close the gap at the top to six points on Sunday. Captain Martin Odegaard fired Arsenal into a second-minute lead and City were finished off in ruthless fashion after the break with teenagers Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri both on target for the rampant Gunners.