Get the biggest City stories, analysis and transfer updates delivered straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has backed Manchester City to return to the Champions League final as he reacted to the heartbreak of losing to Chelsea in Porto.
In their final game of the season, City fell at the final hurdle in Portugal as Chelsea were better on the night and edged out 1-0 winners.
Guardiola had to defend his team selection, which saw him name an extra attacker in Raheem Sterling rather than a conventional defensive midfielder, but he insisted his side played well after a gruelling season.
He told BT Sport: "It's an exceptional season for us, is an honour to be here, today we are sad. We'll analyse an exceptional season for us. "It was a tough
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