'My players deserve to be in the Champions League'

Despite having lost the Premier League, Guardiola's City is still in the running for the second leg of the Champions League against Madrid.

City beat Brighton with a crushing 5-0 victory this week. After the meeting, Guardiola spoke about the future of the club in Europe.

"We qualified for the Champions League, which was the minimum requirement for this club. These players have been doing it for the last six or seven years," he began by saying at 'Sky Sports'.

The Santpedor man continued in the same vein: "We won it on the pitch and we hope that on Monday UEFA will allow these players to play next season. They deserve to be in the Champions League".

Let's remember that this Monday, the TAS will make public its decision regarding the appeal filed by the 'Sky Blues', who were excluded from the top continental competition for two years for breaking the rules of the 'Financial Fair Play'.