Mateo Kovacic has delivered his reaction to Manchester City ’s potential Champions League play-off opponents. City went into the final round of fixtures in the League Phase sitting 25th in the table and were on the brink of a shock exit as they trailed at half-time against Club Brugge.

Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has admitted his team face a ‘really tough’ task to progress in the Champions League after being drawn against Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the play-offs. Guardiola’s side avoided an embarrassing Champions League exit on Wednesday night after coming from behind to beat Club Brugge 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium.

Pep Guardiola could finally breathe a sigh of relief after Manchester City secured 3-1 victory over Club Brugge. The match saw City initially struggle, with Raphael Onyedika’s opening goal momentarily stunning the Etihad.

Pep Guardiola admitted his Manchester City team face a ‘really tough’ task to progress in the Champions League after being drawn against Real Madrid of Bayern Munich in the play-offs. Man City avoided an embarrassing Champions League exit by coming from behind to beat Club Brugge 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium.

Pep Guardiola breathed a sigh of relief as Manchester City scraped into the Uefa Champions League play-offs with a 3-1 win over Club Brugge. City trailed their Belgian opponents at half time before Mateo Kovacic and the lively Savinho inspired a second-half comeback with a Joel Ordonez own goal sandwiched in between.