Ukungalawuleki kweManchester City kushiya iintshatsheli zamaNgesi kwindawo engaqhelekanga yokukhathazeka ngokufikelela kwinqanaba lokunkqonkqoza kwi-Champions League ngaphambi kohambo olukhohlisayo oluya kwiingxilimbela zase-Italiya iJuventus.
IsiXeko siphumelele kanye kuphela kwimidlalo yabo elithoba edlulileyo kulo lonke ukhuphiswano, ngengxaki yokwenzakala kunye nokuphulukana nefomu kwezinye zeenkwenkwezi zabo ezinkulu okukhokelela kumdlalo ombi wolawulo lukaPep Guardiola.
Nangona i-4-1 ithotywa yi-Sporting Lisbon kunye nokuwa okuhlazisayo ukusuka kwi-3-0 ukuya kwi-3-3 ngokumelene ne-Feyenoord, basesesikhundleni sokufaneleka kwifomathi entsha yesigaba seligi.
Bahlala kwindawo ye-17 kwitheyibhile yeqela le-36, kunye ne-top-24 yokugqiba ngokwaneleyo ukukhusela indawo kumdlalo we-playoff ubuncinci.
Nangona kunjalo, amathuba abo okungena ngokuthe ngqo kwi-16 yokugqibela ngokugqiba kwi-8 ephezulu ibonakala incinci, kunye nolunye uhambo olunzima oluya eParis Saint-Germain oluza kuza ngoJanuwari ngaphambi komdlalo wasekhaya ngokumelene neClub Brugge.