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Man City's Champions League state of play explained after Juventus defeat

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland

City were beaten 2-0 by Juventus in Italy on Wednesday

Manchester City's woes continued on Wednesday night as they were beaten 2-0 by Juventus in Turin.

After an even first half, City looked to be the side ready to get the first goal in the second 45 minutes. However, it was Juve who drew first blood as Dusan Vlahovic's header was agonisingly saved by Ederson but crept just over the line to open the scoring.

As City pressed for an equaliser, they were stretched at the back and Juve capitalised thanks to Weston McKennie's spectacular acrobatic effort. The second goal knocked the wind out of City's sails and clinched a second defeat for them in the Champions League this season

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With City's European dream on the brink of collapsing, MEN Sport has taken a look at how the Champions League stands for the Blues with just two matches remaining.

Where are City in the league?

City are currently languishing in 22nd in the table, just a point above PSG who occupy the final elimination spot in 25th. Should the Blues retain their place in the top 24, they will more than likely need a Champions League knockout play-off to qualify for the last 16.

That draw will be split in two with those finishing 9th to 16th being seeded and the rest unseeded. The advantage of being seeded is that those teams will play the second leg of the play-off at home.

Can City still qualify automatically?

Yes, they can in theory but it looks difficult in practice to achieve. They are five points behind Brest who occupy the final automatic qualifying spot with just two games remaining.

City would need both Brest and those above them in the league to all slip up and to win both of their remaining matches to finish in the top eight.

Who is still to come for City?

The remaining matches for City in the Champions League are as follows:

PSG (A) - January 22 at 8pm

Club Brugge (H) - January 29 at 8pm

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