Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says his side are 'teenagers in the competition' as they prepare for the second leg of their Champions League tie with Schalke.
But Guardiola - who said City were"still not ready to fight for the latter stages" of the competition - believes qualification for the knockout stages constituted"incredible success".
"People think that because Real Madrid are not there, this competition will be easy. Of course I thought they were the favourites but there still remains incredible clubs to beat." Forward Mark Uth and midfielder Amine Harit have been left out of the squad again for disciplinary reasons but full-back Hamza Mendyl could play.Ilkay Gundogan joined Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund in June 2016:"There is no decision yet otherwise I would have signed or rejected a contract. We are still in talks but I don't feel there is much pressure. One day there has to be a decision but I am very happy here and playing under Pep.
"Many things can happen in 90 minutes in this kind of competition. We are quite lucky because we played a long time with 10 men and 2-1 down. In normal circumstances, we would have to make an incredible effort to go through."Of the previous 27 occasions of a side scoring three or more goals away from home in the first leg of a Champions League knockout tie, all have gone on to progress, including six after winning 3-2.
City boss Pep Guardiola has never lost to Schalke as a manager in seven previous matches in all competitions, winning five and drawing two.
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