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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has dismissed suggestions that the club's campaign will be a failure should they fail to win their maiden UEFA Champions League.
The Citizens have all but lost the Premier League crown with leaders Liverpool 22 points ahead after 25 games. They'll face Real Madrid in the Champions League round of 16, while they're also up against Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup final and have advanced to the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Guardiola told Football Daily it's a "bad, bad message for the new generation" to believe that trophies mean everything and a season without silverware equates to failure:
Football Daily @footballdailyPep Guardiola on winning trophies & not winning the Champions League ud83dudde3"We give a bad message to the new generation to just count the trophies.