Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City found their soul again in coming back against Club Bruges to squeeze into the Champions League playoffs.
But City’s European campaign gets no easier, with giants Bayern Munich and Real Madrid lying in wait after a night when Aston Villa secured a top eight finish and progression straight into the last 16.
Morgan Rogers struck a memorable hat-trick for Villa in beating Celtic 4-2 and City needed to come from behind to edge past Bruges.
‘We were 45 minutes away from being out,’ Guardiola said.