When the Champions League took on its new form at the beginning of the season, Manchester City considered almost guaranteed qualifications in the new stage of the 36 teams.
After all, who could believe that the European Champions of 2022/23 and the current Premier League owners would surpass like Brest, Feyenoord and Celtic in the leading competition of the continent?
Well, the city poor European campaign surprised all the surprise and now they are completely sitting close to leakage in the knockout phase. Cityzens are located 25th place, moving in day 8, sitting just in front of the place-off site before their last meet of the League phase.
Supporters will angrily bit their nails between the European conflict on Wednesday, but the positive news is that the play-off qualification remains in their hands.
Here’s how The city of Mancheser can qualify for the next phase Champions League.
The task is simple. If City Beat Club Brugge at the Etihad Stadium, they will secure their place in the play-offs, skipping Belgian clothes and finishing the least in 24th place.
However, given that two points are out of place for play-off qualifications, draws or defeat on Wednesday night would eliminate the side of Pep Guardiola from the competition.
In any second season, winning at the Club Brugge home – which only reached the knockout phase only once during the Era Champions League – would be a pretty safe bet, but frequent city rugs at the country and in abroad, this term means that the nerves will be eggs around Ethihad .
City has found some form at least in recent weeks, Including a 3-1 victory for a weekend over ChelseaBut their 4-2 defeat of Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last emphasizes the ability to implosion.
The city record against Club Brugge suggested that Wednesday may not prove to be just a banana leather that some expect. Twice they faced the Belgians during the 2021/22 Champions League group stage, winning 5-1 in Bruggge before the equally accentuated 4-1 victory at home.
None of the four players who scored a triumph – Cole Palmer, Kyle Walker, Joao Cancelo and Riyad Mahrez – at the club is any loner, while Phil Foden is the only goalkeeper from his home victory that is still playing in Sky Blue.
At eight past meetings with Belgian opposition, City only lost once. This defeat came to the Liege Standard in the 1978/79 UEFA Cup, when they were beaten on the road with 2-0.
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