Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola will play his fifth Champions League match against Real Madrid. Guardiola has already qualified at the expense of the "Merengue" twice, and was eliminated in front of him twice as well.

The first match between Real Madrid and Manchester City in the current edition of the Champions League is scheduled to be held on the ninth of May 2023, the first leg in Spain, and on the 17th of the same month in Manchester. Guardiola won 9 times in all when he was coach of Barcelona, won 4 times and lost two.