In the Manchester City celebrate to have avoided to the Barcelona

The Manchester City, at present directed by  the ex Barcelona Pep Guardiola, is one of the big favourites of the Champions League. In spite of beginning the season of form something irregular, with some defeats in the Premier League, the situation of the picture 'cityzen' has gone totally of less to more, accumulating at present ten consecutive victories in all the competitions.

The houses of bets give to the City at most favourite to carry the League of Champions, but in the British group have clear that the FC Barcelona also is a frankly complicated rival. Txiki Begiristain, director of football of the leader of the Premier and ex Barcelona technical secretary, gladdened to have esquivado to the Barcelona in chambers.

It did it in statements to Movistar Ties of Champions, in which it left clear that breathes relieved after the draw. "It is a wish that always have. By everything, by the personal, the emotional...We know of the difficulty of a rival like this", commented, adding that "we also know what has done Cristiano Ronaldo in the Juventus, saw it in front of the Athletic ".

On the Tottenham, that will be the rival of the celestial in chambers, ensured that "it is another known, the past year touched us the Liverpool and did not have the fortune to happen. To see if this year we achieve it. Have a lot of hopes and many win to achieve it", commented Txiki, on the eliminatory that expects them in April.

The sportive director of the remembered that it can have a lot of influence the new stadium of the team londinense, that will approach more to the public to the lawn. "Have the feeling that it gives them one some advantage because it is a friendlier stadium, new, in which there will be win to do it well, everything more near. This does them even more strong", manifested.

The favourites of the Champions League

Txiki Remembered that the Manchester City has not won never the Champions League and that there are other alive teams in the competition that yes have done it several times, like the Barça or the Liverpool, that have five 'orejonas' each one. "It looks the number of Champions that has each one and will see that the favourites are the ones of always. They are here, but have win to be part of this history, to begin to create it", sentenced.