DBasia.news – The failure in the previous seasons made Bernardo Silva assess Manchester City (Man City) getting stronger in the Champions League. Armed with a bitter experience, he believes The Citizens are ready to win the elite blue continent competition. Man City qualified for the last 16 after winning Group C with 16 points.
City’s Portuguese attacking midfielder Bernardo Silva has the answer to that question. He assessed that Manchester City is currently getting stronger in the Champions League. The past bitter experience is a lesson for Pep Guardiola’s men. Silva believes The Citizens are ready to go to the end.
Of the six matches in the group stage, Man City was able to collect five wins and only suffered one defeat. Silva also thinks that City is now more ready because it makes failure a lesson, not a curse.
Silva said the challenge for Man City now is to fix their failure to get past the quarter-finals, a phase that has been a challenge for Man City in the Champions League in the last three seasons. Of the nine times participating in the Champions League, City’s best achievement is reaching the semifinals of the 2015-16 season.
“We all know that this competition is very difficult to win. This is a special competition, but this club wants to be one of the best in the world and must do better in the Champions League,” said Silva.
For Silva, City has shown good quality in recent years, but in the knockout phase, small details and experience are needed to achieve success.
That’s why Silva hopes The Citizens can do a better job in this season’s Champions League.
“As a team, now we feel better prepared than the previous season. Sometimes you need a little bit of luck, but this is football, it’s an unpredictable game. We believe we can do better. We have to do better than the previous season,” said Silva
Silva added that his team is ready to face any team that becomes their opponent in the last 16. Man City is likely to meet against one of Atletico Madrid, Borussia Monchengladbach, Atalanta, Sevilla, SS Lazio, Barcelona, or RB Leipzig.