Pep Guardiola admits Champions League fears ahead of Man City tie vs Real Madrid

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Pep Guardiola fears his Manchester City flops risk being torn apart by rampant Real Madrid in the Champions League unless they raise their game.

The Spaniard said: "I don't have to tell them. They have to know it because we know the standards that we have to be at these kinds of stages and competitions.” City’s hopes of a Treble this season went up in smoke on Saturday night following their shock 2-0 FA Cup semi-final defeat to Arsenal at Wembley.

On August 7 they host a Real side that have clinched the Spanish title with a game to spare, winning ten games in a row since the return from the lockdown.

City lead 2-1 lead from the first leg in their last-16 showdown. But Guardiola fears the club's European dream could still turn into a