Manchester City captain Fernandinho was delighted to be part of last night's Champions League draw with Sporting CP.

The 0-0 stalemate sees City reach the quarterfinals.

Fernandinho said: "I am so proud of that (reaching 100 Champions League appearances) and I am so grateful to both teams I have played for (Manchester City and Shakhtar Donetsk).

"It is a big achievement for me and thanks to my teammates and anyone who was involved in that."

Indeed, the 36-year-old emphasised the importance of maintaining performance levels following the win over Manchester United at the weekend.

"It was important to keep playing good, especially after the game we played on Sunday", he explained.

"Some players come in and it is important to get some minutes to keep everyone going in the same direction.

"We played the same way we always play, we didn't get so many chances to score goals.

"Second half we scored a goal but it was offside and at the end of the game we got some more chances but that is football sometimes, you don't get so lucky."