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Man City's Zabaleta not shying away from Barcelona challenge

Pablo Zabaleta insists Manchester City are up to the task of taking on Barcelona this week.

The reigning Premier League champions head to the Nou Camp to meet the Catalan giants in the Champions League Round of 16 second leg on Wednesday night with a deficit of one-goal after the 2-1 first leg in Manchester late last month.

Many pundits have written City off following some poor recent form, including a 1-0 loss at lowly Burnley on the weekend, but full-back Zabaleta feels an against-the-odds win is still on the cards.

"We are going to play against one of the best teams in the world. It's not going to be easy, but nothing is impossible in football," he said.

"You have to be ready for these moments. Things can change on games like this.

"You just have to move on to the next game and try to win it. That's what football is.

"It's good that the game (comes after) just three days. We need to recover well, go to Barcelona and see what we can do. Hopefully we can do it."

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