straight to your inbox There seems to be some disagreement within the Manchester City squad over how much of an advantage the new Champions League format can be to the Blues' hopes of winning the tournament.
Due to the three-month suspension of football across Europe, the Champions League is being played in a mini-tournament in Lisbon at the end of all the domestic seasons, with the quarter-finals and semi-finals being played as single knockout ties.
That is as opposed to the traditional two-legged format until the final, and City defender Kyle Walker said yesterday that he thinks the squad will benefit from having less games to consider. “I think it’s better,” Walker explained. “You can take one at a time.
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