Pep Guardiola claimed Manchester City’s enthralling defeat of Barcelona would prove the foundation for future Champions League success and hasten the club’s process of competing alongside the finest teams in the world. The victory, combined with Celtic’s draw at Borussia Mönchengladbach, means City can qualify for the last 16 with three points in Germany on 23 November. “If you talk about the first 38 minutes, we are not able to compete against the best teams,” said the City manager. “For the first 38 minutes we saw the best team in the world,” the City manager claimed. Guardiola said: “If you want to beat the best teams in Europe, and we are not, you can’t complain about these things, you have to overcome.

Source: The Guardian November 02, 2016 07:59 UTC