Pep Guardiola and some of the club's fans have called on supporters to embrace UEFA and its flagship competition but the anger runs deep
Despite recent calls to forgive and forget, the collective antipathy of Manchester City fans towards UEFA and its flagship club competition shows no signs of abating.
Ask a City fan why they boo the Champions League anthem, and indeed why they have not really taken to the competition in general, and you will be presented with a lengthy rap sheet.
As far back as 2012, with City getting reacquainted with European football in the Europa League, UEFA fined the Blues €30,000 for coming out for the second half of a game “up to 60 seconds later” than scheduled.