footballUpdated: Aug 14, 2020 23:36 ISTWill the pieces finally fall into place for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City when it comes to solving the Champions League puzzle? For all his domestic laurels with Bayern Munich and now City, his CV shows no Champions League title for nine years and no semi-final appearance since 2016. Every year, City play some dazzling football in the lead up to the Champions League knockouts but have often seen their challenge fizzle out in unexpected circumstances. This season, City have been up and down but last week against Real everything worked to perfection. That was pleasing to see as defensive frailties were one of the major reasons why City fell in the last three editions of the Champions League.

Source: Hindustan Times August 14, 2020 18:00 UTC