Two of the best European teams and main title contenders will face in the UEFA Champions League round of 16. This game marks the first meeting between the 2x UEFA Champions League winner Pep Guardiola and the 3x title champion Zinedine Zidane.

No manager defeated Real Madrid more times than Guardiola

Former Barcelona manager leads the list of managers that defeated Real Madrid more times in the XXI century in all competitions. Along with Ernesto Valverde and Diego Pablo Simeone, Guardiola took the best of Real Madrid on 9 occasions. All of them were in charge of Barcelona, as Manchester City faced Real Madrid in the Champions League in 2012/13 with Roberto Mancini and 2015/16 with Manuel Pellegrini. The Cityzens were winless in both occasions.

In total, Guardiola faced Real Madrid 17 times, with a record of 9 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. Among the matches, there's two that Guardiola will never forget:

May 2, 2009: 6-2 win at Santiago Bernabéu

November 29, 2010: 5-0 win at Camp Nou

Last time Guardiola faced Real Madrid was in the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League semi-finals with Bayern Munich. The Spanish coach and the Bavarians were knocked-out 5-0 on aggregate, with Real Madrid winning 4-0 at Allianz Arena. That was the biggest defeat in Guardiola's record against Los Blancos.