Get the biggest City stories, analysis and transfer updates delivered straight to your inbox Fernandinho says that reaching the Champions League final has been made even sweeter by the years Manchester City spent out of the top flight of English football.
In a little under four days' time City will line up to compete in the first Champions League final in their history at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto.
Chelsea, who have competed in two finals themselves and lifted the trophy once, stand in the way of the Blues being crowned European champions.
Twenty years ago the club had just been relegated back to the second division and Fernandinho thinks that hardship makes Saturday's game even sweeter. “I think it’s a fantastic achievement,"
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