Manchester City's Champions League dates for their blockbuster play-off tie with Real Madrid have been confirmed.

The Blues were paired against the Spanish giants in Friday morning's draw, meaning they will meet for the fourth straight season. City went into the draw knowing they would be facing either Madrid or Bayern Munich having only just scraped into the top 24 qualification places.

A comeback win against Club Brugge on Wednesday night lifted City into the knockout rounds but their finishing position of 22nd meant they were unseeded. And having been drawn to face Real, the dates for the two ties have now been confirmed.

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City will host Carlo Ancelotti's men in the first leg on Tuesday, February 11 with an 8pm kick off. The return leg takes place in the Spanish capital on Wednesday, February 19 at 8pm.

If City can successfully navigate their way through the two-legged play-off tie they will qualify for the last 16 of the competition where they will face either Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen. The draw for the last 16 will be made on 21 February.

Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille and Aston Villa are the eight sides already in the hat for the round of 16 having finished in the top eight of the revamped 36-team league table.

Reacting to the Real Madrid tie, Guardiola said: “It looks like a derby already, four years in a row facing Madrid. Madrid or Bayern, both were really tough, hopefully we can arrive in the first leg here and the next one in Madrid as best as possible.”