With Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in the twilight years of their respective careers, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe are widely considered to be the greatest attacking players on the planet. And the duo will have the chance to settle the argument as to who is the better player,

It will be Real Madrid vs. Manchester City yet again in the Champions League — but never as early as this, and for the first time with a Kylian Mbappé vs. Erling Haaland matchup. Two heavyweights who struggled in the new eight-game league phase were the standout pairing Friday in the draw for the new knockout playoffs round.

Manchester City have been drawn to face Real Madrid in the Champions League playoff round, the fourth season in a row that the two clubs have met in the tournament's knockout stages.