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'We are still not good' - Pep Guardiola claims Man City only have 'ONE percent' chance of beating Real Madrid to reach Champions League last 16

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<p>City suddenly seemed to find their old form when they hosted Newcastle in the Premier League and went on to win <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/man-city-player-ratings-vs-newcastle-omar-marmoush-savinho/bltdf8922d8a221eda8" target="_blank">4-0 on the back of an Omar Marmoush hat-trick</a> on Saturday. The defending league champions are now facing the challenge of maintaining that level for the Champions League play-off second leg against Real Madrid as they look to go deep into the European competition and potentially spring a surprise and win it despite having finished the league stage in 22nd place.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>The Cityzens <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/man-city-player-ratings-vs-real-madrid-champions-league-erling-haaland-ederson-rico-lewis/blt8741fecd50307b1e" target="_blank">lost the first leg 3-2 at the Etihad having taken the lead twice via Erling Haaland</a>. Despite their sudden spring into form against Newcastle, Guardiola has claimed that his side 'are still not good' as he believes they only have a 'one percent' chance of beating Los Blancos at the Santiago Bernabeu.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Speaking to the media, Guardiola said: "The margin to win in Bernabeu in that position, everybody knows that if you ask before the game, the percentage to go through, I don't know, we arrive at one percent, it will be minimal, but as much as you have a chance, we will try, that's for sure."</p><p>On the win against Newcastle: "This season, the reality, we have been miles, miles away. If you tell me, if you perform like [Saturday], we finished 22 in the Champions League, of course not, we would have finished higher.</p><p>"But the reality, we have been really, really poor in performance in the results this season, and just for one game, that today, played really good, and it's not going to change the opinion, the reality, the team, it is right now, and we are still not good in terms of day by day.</p><p>"But of course, it's better to travel to Madrid with this result than imagining defeat in the last minutes, so at the end, okay, the chance is, minor, because the result was not good, five minutes ago, with 2-1, it will be different, but with 2-3, the chances is, but as much as you have a chance, we are going to take it, and we'll see what happens."</p>

WHAT GUARDIOLA SAID

<p>Guardiola's centre-back partnership in the first leg against Madrid of Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake sat out the win against Newcastle, however, the Catalan tactician believes the duo will be ready to take on Los Blancos on Wednesday. When asked if Dias and Ake would be fit, Guardiola said: "I hope so. [On Saturday], they were not good, Ruben said: ‘I'm not ready to play 90 minutes, maybe 15-20’. But having Vitor [Reis] on the bench, I wouldn't risk [it], and Nathan was sick, and had problems after the game against Madrid, so both were not ready to play."</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR MAN CITY?

'We are still not good' - Pep Guardiola claims Man City only have 'ONE percent' chance of beating Real Madrid to reach Champions League last 16 | Goal.com

Pep Guardiola has claimed that Manchester City only have a &apos;one percent&apos; chance of beating Real Madrid to reach the Champions League round of 16.

&apos;We are still not good&apos; - Pep Guardiola claims Man City only have &apos;ONE percent&apos; chance of beating Real Madrid to reach Champions League last 16

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