The Manchester City plants to the Barça like favourite of the group

In words conceded to "BeIN Sports" just after it finalised the draw of the phase of groups of the UEFA Champions League 2016-17, the technical secretary of the Manchester City, Txiki Begiristain, valued to his three opponents in the Group C, ensuring that it will be a liguilla "tremendously complicated" with the presence of FC Barcelona, Celtic Glasgow and Borussia M'Gladbach.

"Already we carry 3 of the last 4 years playing against them, but better now in the phase of groups that no in eighth as in previous occasions", commented in the first place on the FC Barcelona, ensuring that the ones of Luis Enrique "always are favourite" in Champions League.

"It is a tremendously strong group. The FC Barcelona always is one of the big favourites"

"The truth is that the group is spectacular. It is a tremendously strong group. The Borussia and the Celtic go to put problems, the group goes to be strong. To see how arrives each one. The Barcelona always is one of the big favourite whenever it begins the draw", analysed to continuation, speaking already in general lines on the level of the Group C.

And it recognised that it still had not spoken with Pep Guardiola of the results of the draw. "I have not spoken with Pep. The one who goes me to fall of messages... It is not novelty for him, was with the Bayern Munich. We touch some semifinals the past year and the aim is to follow enjoying of the League of Champions", concluded the technical secretary of the group "citizen".