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'We're scared' - Pep Guardiola names three teams he wants Man City to avoid in Champions League draw
15.03.2024 - 08:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has already confessed he would prefer to avoid Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain in today's Champions League quarter-final draw.
The draws for both the quarter-finals and the semi-finals of the competition will be conducted at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, at 11am UK time. City marched into the last eight with a convincing 6-2 aggregate win over Danish side FC Copenhagen.
After winning the first leg 3-1 in Denmark, City won the reverse meeting by the same scoreline at the Etihad Stadium last week, meaning they kept their hopes of retaining their European crown alive with minimal fuss. After being guaranteed a tie against a group stage runner-up in the last-16, the quarter-final and semi-final draws are completely unseeded, meaning anyone can face anyone.
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City demonstrated on route to lifting the trophy in Istanbul last year that you have to beat the very best to win the competition but Guardiola would prefer his side to avoid one of Europe's fellow big hitters, including his former club, Bayern with who he won three Bundesliga titles. He openly admitted after the win over Copenhagen that he would prefer to avoid the German club along with PSG and Madrid.
"If you play against Bayern Munich, how many Champions Leagues they have and the history they have," said Guardiola, speaking last week. "We respect all of them, we are scared too. I don't know if they are but we are."
Despite wanting to avoid one of the fellow favourites, Guardiola did confess that his side will be
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