straight to your inboxPep Guardiola thinks that the Premier League is moving into a different phase of the season now the Champions League group stages are out of the way.
Manchester City's manager has regularly raised the physical and mental battle of the teams that have had to play European football in a condensed schedule - especially for the Blues and other teams that went deep in continental competitions in August while their domestic rivals were able to recuperate.
The fact that none of the 16 teams left in the Champions League top their domestic league would appear to back up his point.
There is no rest for the seven teams that have been involved in the relentless Champions League and Europa League group stages as they go straight.
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