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Man City sporting director Txiki Begiristain jokes that he's 'BORED of the same balls' and says it's a 'shame' they have drawn Real Madrid for the third year in a row in the Champions League

Manchester City sporting director Txiki Begiristain has joked that he's 'bored of the same balls' after drawing Real Madrid for the third year in a row in the Champions League.

Real Madrid defeated Pep Guardiola's side 6-5 on aggregate on their way to winning the competition in 2022, while City got their revenge a year later winning 5-1 before clinching the trophy for the first time in the club's history.

This year, the sides will play each other a round earlier than they have in the last two, with the winner going on to face either Arsenal or Bayern Munich in the semi-finals.