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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Alex Brotherton

What happened to Man City's first ever Champions League line up

After a rare weekend without Premier League commitments, Manchester City return to action on Wednesday evening when they take on Borussia Dortmund in their second match of the Champions League group stage.

City got their European campaign off to the perfect start last week, recording a convincing 4-0 win against Sevilla in Spain. Tonight they'll be looking to build on that, but the evening also marks an important anniversary in the club's history.

11 years ago on 14th September, 2011, City played in the Champions League for the first time in their history. The Blues had qualified for the group stages for the first time thanks to a third placed finish in the Premier League the season before, and their reward was to be paired with Bayern Munich, Napoli and Villarreal.

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