The big news: 'We beat the best team in the world'

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said that his side’s 3-1 win over Barcelona during their Champions League clash on Tuesday was a landmark in the club’s history. City staged a thrilling comeback after Lionel Messi's 90th Champions League goal put Barcelona 1-0 up.

“It is a good step to say that once in our lives we played against the best team in the world and we beat them. They were 1-0 up and we were really in trouble. They had a chance to score their second and if they had, then the game was done – finished," said Guardiola after the game.

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"Our equaliser changed absolutely everything for our mood. We also realised our build-up was too complicated, because they were playing a high-pressing game against us. We did not feel comfortable and we changed the way we played. We tried to play a little bit more direct. I saw my players were upbeat – they knew they had gone through their bad moment. That sureness Barca had in the first half, we were able to turn that around. Now they will realise that they have beaten the best team. Future generations will see that and know they have to do that again. That is a process,” added the former Barcelona manager.

Two from Ilkay Guendogan and which Kevin De Bruyne netting the third, City were outplayed Barcelona, which is not an easy claim to make.

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