Real Madrid are a different side compared to last season, thanks to midfielder Jude Bellingham’s “obvious” impact, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said after his side were drawn to face the La Liga club in the Champions League quarter finals.

Holders City beat the 14-time Champions League winners in the Champions League semi-finals last season, drawing 1-1 away and securing a thumping 4-0 win at the Etihad in the second leg.

Bellingham, who joined Real from Borussia Dortmund in July for a fee of around 103 million euros ($112.1 million), has scored 20 goals and set up nine for the Spanish side across all competitions this season.

Asked about the leading La Liga goal-scorer, the City manager said: “Bellingham’s impact has been massive.

“It’s a different team from last season. His influence is obvious, and we have to try to discover what he does to control it. We have to be on our toes right from the onset and make sure he doesn’t get enough room to operate.”

“Facing Real Madrid is always a tough challenge. It’s something nobody can deny.

“They are an exceptional club. In this competition, they can control many things with the experience they have had in the past.

“Like last season, there will be moments for them and moments for us. The longer we can hold on to our moments, we’ll be closer.

“We’ll try to put in a good performance in Madrid and then here, with our people, do it again.”

The first legs of the Champions League’s quarter finals will be played from April 9-10 and the second legs on April 16-17. City play Arsenal in the Premier League after the international break.