A wry smile on Pep Guardiola's face will have broken into a grin as he saw the path to the Champions League final plotted out.
First, Manchester City were given one of the most difficult quarter-final draws with Bayern Munich being the team with the most pedigree left in the tournament after Real Madrid. Julian Nagelsmann's team may not be in good enough form to be considered favourites for the game, but City will still need veins of ice to make it through two legs against a club with not just history on their side but also possibly Joao Cancelo.
Should City make it past Bayern, a semi-final against Real Madrid or Chelsea awaits. The Blues would certainly back themselves against Graham Potter's men despite their habitual Achilles heel of English teams in the Champions League, yet more probable is another clash against the kings of Europe.
