FACT: MANCHESTER CITY QUALIFIES FOR KNOCK OUT STAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME

Manchester City has qualified from the group D stage of Champion League with just two games left.

City confirmed qualification with a convincing 5-2 victory over CSKA Moscow as Negredo scored a hat-trick and Aguero scored twice.

City has joined the reigning Champions Bayern Munich in the next battle stage as Bayern hopes to defend title.

Manchester City started this year’s Champions League campaign winning 3-0 away at Viktoria Plzen home soil. Although they lost to Bayern in their next fixture after beating Viktoria Plzen, they prove themselves worthy champions as they flogged CSKA Moscow both home and away, cruising into the last 16.

Getting to the knock out stage isn’t new to City manager Manuel Pellegrini as he achieved that with Malaga last season.

According to Soccerway Pellegrini said “We will see what happens in the draw, we don’t know who we’ll play- but I am sure whoever we play won’t be happy to play against us”.