A bold new vision for the Champions League was launched this season. It has involved more games and more money for European soccer’s elite in a rebuttal to the threat of a controversial breakaway super league.

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City will embrace the "challenge" of Wednesday's must-win Champions League clash against Club Brugge and is confident they will make the knockout stages.Guardiola has never failed to reach the Champions League knockout stages in his career as a manager and he said Tuesday he was confident his side would progress.

Pep Guardiola said he sees Manchester City's make-or-break Uefa Champions League clash with Club Brugge on Wednesday as a “an opportunity” rather than a problem. The Spaniard has endured the most turbulent season of his managerial career so far with his team having struggled for form domestically and in Europe.