Manchester City booked a spot in the quarterfinals of the Champions League after securing a 10-2 aggregate win over Schalke 04, and it’s safe to say finishing top of Group F ahead of Lyon, Shakhtar Donetsk and Hoffenheim and drawing the Bundesliga side in the round-of-16 have boosted their chances of going far in the competition.
Lyon finished second and drew Barcelona, and they would have wished to finish first after suffering a 5-1 loss at the hands of the La Liga giants.
While City would have fancied their chances against Barca had they finished second in their group, their chances of advancing would have been slim given how dangerous the Spanish giants are with Messi in their side.