Pep Guardiola felt his Manchester City team had come through a stern test as they secured top spot in their Champions League group on Wednesday.
The Premier League champions assured themselves of a favourable seeding in Monday's draw for the last 16 as they came from behind to beat Hoffenheim 2-1 with two Leroy Sane goals at the Etihad Stadium.
City were stretched early on by the Bundesliga side - as they were before claiming a narrow win in Germany on October - while they also took only one point from two games against Lyon in Group F.