Manchester City set to receive bonus prize if they knock Real Madrid out of the UEFA Champions League

Manchester City face a crucial week in the UEFA Champions League.

Pep Guardiola welcomes Carlo Ancelotti and Real Madrid to the Etihad Stadium for the first leg of a two-legged play-off clash, where a place in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 awaits the winner.

Many would have expected this heavyweight encounter to occur in the latter stages of the competition, given the fact both are…