‘A good place to prove yourself’: Guardiola peps up Manchester City for Bernabéu test

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City have lost important players. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA

Pep Guardiola has challenged his reshaped Manchester City team to prove they can thrive against Real Madrid at the Bernabéu.

The City manager goes back to one of Europe’s grandest venues for the Champions League game on Wednesday night without many of the stalwarts who have been at the heart of the numerous battles between the clubs in recent years.