His side live to fight another day, but Pep Guardiola is in no doubt that whatever Friday's Champions League draw holds for Manchester City, his side will be underdogs. Winning the competition entirely?
The moments you might have missed as Manchester City took on Club Brugge in their win-or-bust Champions League fixture.
Pep Guardiola admits he was left breathing a sigh of relief after Manchester City squeezed into the play-offs for the UEFA Champions League.
Pep Guardiola admitted his Manchester City team face a ‘really tough’ task to progress in the Champions League after being drawn against Real Madrid of Bayern Munich in the play-offs. Man City avoided an embarrassing Champions League exit by coming from behind to beat Club Brugge 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has shared his thoughts after his team draw Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League playoff.
Second-half goals from Mateo Kovacic and Savinho helped Manchester City to second-half comeback over Club Brugge that saves their Champions League campaign...for now.
The Belgian champions were on course to send Manchester City packing before the knockout stages for the first time since 2012 when Raphael Onyedika fired the visitors into the lead just before half-time.
Manchester City know only a win will do when they host Club Brugge in their final league-phase game. They have not missed out on the Champions League knockout stages since 2012/13.
Pep Guardiola is not sold on the new Champions League format after Manchester City narrowly scraped through to the play-offs, but he believes the experience has been an “incredible lesson”. City had to come from behind in Wednesday’s must-win clash with Club Brugge at the Etihad Stadium,
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is not entirely sold on the new Champions League format after his team barely scraped through to the knockout round, but called the experience an "incredible lesson" for his team.
Pep Guardiola reveals half-time message to inspire comeback win and praises 'incredible' star - City were 45 minutes away from a shock Champions League exit