Manchester City’s Director of Football Txiki Begiristain has revealed that he is happy to have drawn FC Barcelona in the Champions League last-16 round, but also knows how tough the match will be.
The draw for the knockout stages took place today and after finishing second in their group, only behind last year’s winners Bayern Munich, it was obvious that Manuel Pellegrini and co. were going to face a tough opposition, but unfortunately for them, they probably got the toughest they could get.
After the draw took place, Begiristain took time to talk to reporters to discuss his thoughts on the draw.
“It’s very tough, but we are happy because we are here and we will fight for the trophy.
“It’s a wonderful draw and these are two big teams so it’s going to be great, great matches.
“The last game we played in Munich, winning against the champions of Europe [Bayern Munich] and that has given us a lot of confidence. We have shown we can score in all matches.”
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
