The two-legged Champions League knockout phase play-offs get under way this week with Manchester City and Celtic among the 16 teams looking to reach the last 16.

The world is not enough for the two superpowers, who have dominated European football for the past half-decade but still insist on trying to bend everything to their will via legal challenges

Champions League holders Real Madrid and 2023 winners Manchester City are just two games away from failing to reach the last 16 of this year’s competition. Both finished outside the top eight in the new format’s group stage and now one of them will pay a hefty price after they were pitted against each other in the play-offs.