Real Madrid's road to the 2025 Champions League final is anything but easy for the defending European champions.
Real Madrid got their Champions League title defense off to a shaky start. Carlo Ancelotti's men only finished 11th in the league phase and had to play Manchester City in the knockout phase playoffs. Los Blancos rose to the occasion, though, and eliminated City 6–3 on aggregate to punch their tickets to the round of 16.
The Champions League round of 16 draw then revealed Real Madrid's next opponents in the competition, as well as the full bracket moving forward. The 15-time Champions League winners are due to face some of the toughest teams left in the competition on the way to the final.






