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Guardiola starts Man City on right path in Champions League playoff win

Three points from Manchester City's 5-0 win over Steaua Bucharest at the National Arena in their Champions League playoff first leg.

1. Pep's European campaign gets off to winning ways Pep Guardiola can feel fairly comfortable that he has overcome the first major test of his Manchester City reign by all but securing a place in the Champions League group stage after an emphatic 5-0 win over Steaua Bucharest. It would have been a huge embarrassment if the Catalan had failed to overcome the Romanian side in the playoffs but his team were utterly dominant and his only complaint can be that his side don't go into next Wednesday's second leg with an even bigger advantage.