Man City v Barcelona: Champions League preview

They were badly beaten last year, but Man City will hope to banish those memories against Barcelona tonight

Manchester City players
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Manchester City meet Barcelona this evening at the Etihad in a repeat of last season's Champions League last-16 encounter. On that occasion the Spanish giants cruised to a 4-1 aggregate victory (including a 2-0 win in Manchester) but the Sky Blues are quietly confident they are better equipped to deal with Barcelona this time around.

For a start manager Manuel Pellegrini points to the fact that, 12 months ago, his side were feeling the effects of 19 matches in two months. "We're fresher this time and we're in a good moment of form," explained the City boss.

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