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Time for Man City to come of age in Champions League – Aguero

Manchester City star Sergio Aguero has revealed that the Citizens need to prove their worth in the Champions League this season.


Despite enjoying success domestically, City have struggled in the Champions League in recent years against the established European teams.

During the current campaign, the 2012 and 2014 Premier League champions are close to sealing their place in the knockout stages of the competition from a tough group consisting of Juventus, Sevilla and Borussia Monchengladbach.

As City now prepare for their fifth fixture, which comes in the form of a trip to Juventus on Wednesday, striker Aguero has gone on to state that his side have enough experience to be able to beat any team in the competition.

Aguero said: "Since I arrived here, the draw in the Champions League has been very tough on City, and we have always drawn great teams in the group stages, teams which got to the semis or the final.

"But we have to be prepared for that - in the last few Champions Leagues we have maybe not had the experience, maybe some players did not know what it was to play in the Champions League, but what you respect is the club, isn't it?

"So the first times were difficult - the nerves, the expectations - but now most of us have enough experience, we have very good players who are going to do a lot for us, and I think we are on the right path. There is still a lot of time to achieve things."

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