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Pep Guardiola breathed a sigh of relief as Manchester City scraped into the Uefa Champions League play-offs with a 3-1 win over Club Brugge. City trailed their Belgian opponents at half time before Mateo Kovacic and the lively Savinho inspired a second-half comeback with a Joel Ordonez own goal sandwiched in between.

Carlo Ancelotti says there is “no doubt” he will continue with Real Madrid if they win the Champions League or La Liga. Heading into Wednesday’s final Champions League league-phase fixture against French side Brest,