MANCHESTER CITY Home opponents: Inter, Club Brugge, Feyenoord. Sparta PragueAway opponents: PSG, Juventus, Sporting Lisbon, Slovan Bratislava Analysis: Man City have become Champions League experts under Pep Guardiola, but while their league phase draw could have been worse, it also could have been kinder. They avoided Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in Pot 1, but a trip to Paris Saint-Germain -- where they lost in the group stage in 2021 -- represents a tough test, even though manager Luis Enrique can no longer call upon Kylian Mbappe.
The upside for City is their home fixtures and it's worth remembering that they haven't lost a Champions League game at the Etihad Stadium since defeat to Lyon in September 2018. Home games against Inter, Club Brugge, Feyenoord and Sparta Prague shouldn't give them many problems, and taking 12 points from those matches should get them within touching distance of a place in the top eight.
Ultimately, that will be Guardiola's first goal; to make sure City get a bye into the last-16 and don't have to bother with a two-legged play-off. If nothing else, Guardiola won't underestimate the away fixtures against teams like PSG and Juventus, which will require a focused approach from his players.
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