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A former Manchester City defender has labeled the Pep Guardiola team as a 'Cup team' after they defeated the Brugge club to avoid the elimination of the Champions League.
Citizens were in danger of suffering a shameful departure from the competition, since they were 1-0 below halftime, but a strike of the second half of Mateo Kovacic and a double of the Savinho substitute said they were left without comfortable winners of 3-1.
But former Central Joleon Lescott, who made 107 appearances for the city in five years in Etihad, observed that they were a “Cup team”, when asked if the victory could help the team enjoy an improvement from the Premier League.
Speaking in TNT sports, Lescott said: 'Hopefully that is the case. They are acting as a cup team at this time.
“They are too inconsistent to represent a threat to the Premier League and can perform for parts of the Cup matches, but later (in the Champions League) it is possible that you need to gather a stronger performance.”
He added: “They are not yet favorites in the competition, but they are a team that other teams want to avoid.”
The former center of Joleon Lescott, who made 107 appearances for the city in five years in Etihad, observed that they were a “cup team”
Speaking in TNT sports, Lescott said: 'Hopefully that is the case. They are acting as a cup team at this time
The progression to the play -offs of Knockout Round, which Guardiola's men must win to advance to the last 16, has brought a sinister accessory for the old Lescott employers.
City will need to move to Real Madrid, who abandoned them from the competition 12 months ago on their way to their 15th triumphant or German giants Bayern Munich to join his partner Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa in the last 16.
Your opponent will be confirmed when the draw for the next stage of the competition takes place on January 31.
If City is going through that glove, they will meet Bayer Leverkusen or Atlético de Madrid in the last 16.
Meanwhile, his opponents at night, Club Brugge, also qualified for the play-off round after the German team Stuttgart lost 4-1 at home against the PSG.
Liverpool entered the phase matches of the final league guaranteed to end in one of the first two positions and, despite the defeat of the PSV Eindhoven, they finished the first stage at the top of the 36 -team table.
On the other hand, Arsenal finished the first third stage, leveling at points with Barcelona in second place and only two points behind its rivals of the Premier League.
The final inclusion in the first eight was Aston Villa, who booked his place in the next round with an exciting 4-2 victory over the Cotician Scottish champions in Villa Park.
This year's Champions League final will take place at the Allianz Arena de Bayern Munich, with the game scheduled for May 31
The champions League play-offs will take place more than two legs on the week of February 11 and February 12, as well as February 18 and February 19.
The last 16 games will be played on March 4 and March 5, and the second stages occur on March 11 and March 12.
Going to the next stage, the quarterfinals are April 8 and 9, with the return legs on April 15 and April 16.
The semifinals will take place on April 29 and April 30, with second legs on May 6 and May 7.
This year's Champions League final will take place at the Allianz Arena in Bayern Munich, with the game scheduled for May 31.