Pep Guardiola’s hopes of leading Manchester City to Champions League glory for the first time will be pushed to the limit after the Premier League champions landed Real Madrid in the last-16 draw, while Chelsea will look to draw inspiration from the 2012 final when they face Bayern Munich.

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The draw was tough for the Premier League sides, with Liverpool handed an awkward test against Atlético Madrid and Tottenham drawn against RB Leipzig, and the prospect of Guardiola resuming hostilities with Madrid created the biggest stir. Winning their group did little for City after they were handed a glamour tie with the 13-time champions and Guardiola’s links with Barcelona will lend the occasion extra spice.

City’s manager beat Madrid in a bad-tempered semi-final when he was in charge of Barça in 2011 and he lost to them in the last four when he was at Bayern three years later. The pressure will be intense on Guardiola, who has gone eight years without winning the Champions League. City are 14 points below Liverpool at the top of the Premier League and their season is likely to be judged on how far they go in Europe.

Madrid, who won a semi-final against Manuel Pellegrini’s City in 2016, have shown vulnerability of late and finished second in their group to Paris Saint-Germain. But while City have the advantage of playing the second leg at home, they will have to improve in defence in order to combat Zinedine Zidane’s side, who trail Barça on goal difference at the top of La Liga. Madrid boast an array of riches up front and Gareth Bale and Eden Hazard will be keen to impress when they return to England.

“You always prefer to play against a side like Madrid further on in the competition,” Txiki Begiristain, City’s director of football, said. “You want to go into the game in form, with your head in the right place. Playing the second leg at home is a small advantage for us.”

Hazard’s old club, Chelsea, will be fired by memories of their dramatic penalty shootout victory over Bayern at the Allianz Arena seven years ago. Yet while Frank Lampard played a pivotal role that night, and also scored three times across two legs when the Stamford Bridge club beat Bayern in the last eight in 2005, Chelsea’s manager will know history will count for little against the Bundesliga champions.

Lampard’s young side need a strong showing in the first leg at Stamford Bridge, where they have struggled this season, and their creaky defence will face a stern examination from Robert Lewandowski, who has 29 goals in all competitions this season. However Bayern, the five-time champions, can be vulnerable. They are fifth in the Bundesliga and have not appointed a permanent manager since firing Niko Kovac in October, with Hans-Dieter Flick still in caretaker charge.

“Of course, you think of the final 2012 in Munich,” Manuel Neuer, Bayern’s goalkeeper, said. “They are a dangerous team, which we have to take seriously.”

Liverpool will need to be at their best against Atlético. The European champions have the second leg at Anfield but Diego Simeone’s team are tough to crack and were beaten finalists in 2014 and 2016.

Tottenham, who finished second to Bayern in their group, have avoided one of the heavyweights. However José Mourinho’s team, beaten finalists last season, cannot afford to underestimate Leipzig. Julian Nagelsman’s side are top of the Bundesliga and have one of the best young forwards in Europe, Timo Werner.

The ties not involving English sides threw up intriguing contests, the pick of which sees Napoli take on Barcalona. Napoli, who replaced Carlo Ancelotti with Gennaro Gattuso last week, impressed against Liverpool in the group stage. However Barça have the second leg at home – and they also have Lionel Messi.

PSG’s hopes of making it past the last 16 for the first time since 2016 will be under threat when they face Borussia Dortmund. Meanwhile Atalanta will play Valencia, who topped Chelsea’s group, while Lyon face Juventus.

Champions League last-16 draw

Atalanta v Valencia

Atlético Madrid v Liverpool

Borussia Dortmund v Paris Saint-Germain

Chelsea v Bayern Munich

Lyon v Juventus

Napoli v Barcelona

Real Madrid v Manchester City

Tottenham v RB Leipzig

The first legs are scheduled for 18/19/25 or 26 February

Second legs will be 10/11/17 or 18 March