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According to Jamie Carragher, Manchester City is already in the Champions League and the former Liverpool defender thinks it will be a missed opportunity if City does not win the trophy this year.
City has qualified for the quarter-finals midweek, destroying Bundesliga's Schalke (10-2) after a 7-0 win over Etihad Stadium.
In the Friday draw that paved the way for the final in Madrid on 1 June, City was drawn to face fellow Premier League contender Tottenham Hotspur in the last eight games and Juventus or Ajax over of the last four games, they had to advance.
Carragher thinks the draw has fallen in favor of City.
"Manchester City's time has come to Europe and the draw for the Champions League is open for them," he wrote. The telegraph.
"They have never been more likely to win the trophy and, whatever the case may be in other competitions, there will be a lingering feeling of missed opportunities if they do not finish this season.
"Established clubs such as Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have come out and Paris Saint-Germain has had its fill, and Barcelona is the only remaining club to win the competition in the last 10 years.
"With regard to the recent European success, all remaining teams, with the exception of Barcelona, are relative newcomers, and cities are best equipped to give a new name to the most coveted European trophy.
"There are three clubs that Guardiola would have liked to avoid in the quarterfinals: Barcelona, Manchester United and Liverpool.
"Pep Guardiola is not deceiving anyone by describing City as an underdog – or" teenager, "as he has said this week – such attempts to reduce the pressure will not work – he knows his reign will be judged on the success of the Champions League. "
Blues manager Guardiola himself admitted that his reign at City would be considered a failure if he did not win the Champions League. He said: "I have been tried in Munich this way, I will also be judged here.
"My time in Munich was not pleasant for most people because we did not have a final, we had semi-finals, but we did not have a final. and we've been judged, so I'm a lucky guy, my criteria are high, I have to reach him. "
Carragher claims that the fact that Guardiola wins the first European competition in a second club will strengthen the Catalan position in the match.
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"The Champions League will be Guardiola's obsession as City Manager, winning with two different clubs will underline his greatness, and in many ways it would be an even more impressive feat than winning him as a manager." Barcelona coach, "he continued.
"The Guardiola team in Barcelona have been one of the best of all times, but Lionel Messi will always be the symbol, some will say that it is the players, and especially a very great player, who have made these victories possible (agree with).
"Winning the Champions League with City will be distinguished by its performances as a coach.Reuniting a group of young players in development and seeing them become champions of Europe would perhaps bring even more satisfaction."
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