Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale thinks Manchester City is now rightfully among Europe's elite.
Real Madrid's Welsh wizard Gareth Bale says Manchester City has earned the right to be considered part of the Champions League elite.
Bale said Madrid's maturity and experience at this level of the competition makes the club confident of progression in the semifinal second leg, after the two sides played out a 0-0 draw in Manchester on Tuesday.
"I was impressed by City," Bale said. "You can see they are a very good team and they have some great players, we know a lot about them and we watch them all the time in Spain.