Man City will face a Champions League bogey team if they beat Real Madrid

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola was quick to point out Kevin De Bruyne's second goal in a game where the Manchester City star equalled a Premier League record for assists.A ball finished off by Raheem Sterling was enough for the Belgian to draw level with Thierry Henry on 20 assists for a league campaign. He was unable to further add to his tally, although did smash two goals in a 5-0 victory.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has downplayed the importance of tactics for the Real Madrid game.Manchester City put in a disciplined performance at the Bernabeu to come away with a 2-1 win, playing without the ball for more of the match than they usually would before bouncing back from going behind to take the advantage into the second leg.Much has changed in football and the world since the two teams were meant to play the second leg.

straight to your inboxYaya Toure reckons Manchester City have to score if they want to beat Real Madrid and progress in the Champions League.As part of his hugely successful eight years at the club where he established himself as one of the best midfielders the Premier League has seen, the midfielder also helped the Blues to their best-ever Champions League performance in 2017 when they were narrowly defeated by Real Madrid in the semi-finals.City's chairman was critical of the tame manner of

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for July 20Pep Guardiola has told his players they will have to work out for themselves how to beat Watford following the sacking of Nigel Pearson.

straight to your inbox Former Manchester City striker Shaun Goater says Mikel Arteta's knowledge of the Blues squad will give Arsenal an advantage ahead of their FA Cup semi-final on Saturday. Arteta left his role as City assistant to take charge of Arsenal in December, but the Gunners were beaten 3-0 when the former assistant returned to the Etihad last month.

straight to your inbox The details of Manchester City ’s stunning appeal victory might never be released by the Court of Arbitation for Sport (CAS). The “written reasons” for the quashing of the Blues’ two-year European ban were expected to be announced today.But the Switzerland-based court has delayed publication of the details of the case until next week – and suggest that they may never see the light of day.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer voiced his support for Financial Fair Play after Manchester City won their appeal against a two-year ban from European football.City were initially hit with a €30million fine and prevented from playing in the Champions League or Europa League by Uefa, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared City of committing 'serious breaches' of FFP regulations between 2012 and 2016.Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp and his Tottenham counterpart Jose Mourinho were

straight to your inboxUefa have issued a statement which emphasises the fact that the Court of Arbitration for Sport had "insufficient conclusive evidence" in its case against Manchester City.The Blues were found not guilty of subverting the European governing body's financial fair play rules, but had a fine - for obstructing the investigation - reduced to ten million euros. CAS announced the verdict this morning, and Uefa issued a statement shortly afterwards.

straight to your inboxLiverpool have been chasing down Manchester City records in the final weeks of the season but with three games to go the Blues are suddenly within sight of one of their own.On the day that Jurgen Klopp's side were pegged back in their chase of 100 points, the dethroned championed smashed in another five goals to move onto 91 for the season.Defeats to Chelsea and Southampton since the restart have shown up the inconsistency that has plagued Pep Guardiola over the past year,

straight to your inbox Manchester City know their route to Champions League glory this season should they make it past Real Madrid. Pep Guardiola's side will take on the Spanish giants on either August 7 or August 8 to determine which side will make the quarter-finals, with City holding a 2-1 advantage from the first leg.

straight to your inboxUEFA have confirmed that the draws for the Champions League quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will take place at their headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday 10 July.The governing body last month announced that the 2019/20 Champions League will conclude with a ‘final-eight’ mini-tournament in Lisbon in August.The quarter and semi-finals will be reduced to one leg from the standard two-leg format, with the games commencing on 12 August and the final taking place on

straight to your inboxBernardo Silva says Manchester City must improve their away record after slipping to another defeat at Southampton on Sunday.City have now lost their last three away games in the Premier League, following the 2-1 loss at Chelsea and the derby defeat at Manchester United in March.Seven of City's nine defeats in the league this season have come away from home, and Bernardo says that is an area that has to get better next season as they look to regain their Premier League