Goals from Grealish and Erling Haaland had us in a commanding position in France, but the hosts produced a remarkable comeback to claim three valuable points.
Pep Guardiola‘s men know that victory in our final league phase fixture against Club Brugge will secure our progression into the play-off round of the competition, with Grealish comparing the upcoming encounter to a final.
“We all know, it’s a must-win game, it’s in our hands to qualify,” he declared. “We’re lucky we don’t need to rely on anyone else. It’s down to us.
“We’re going to need the Etihad rocking like it is on Champions League nights. Hopefully we can go and get the win.
“Next week is like a final for us, we have to win. Since I’ve been here there have been so many moments when people have questioned us as a team and we’ve always come up.
“Hopefully we can do that next week and get through to the next round.”
The winger provided his overall assessment of the defeat and also provided some praise for the Ligue 1 champions after their spirited recovery.
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