Manchester City have everything to play for in their final Champions League league phase match, including the Premier League.

With Manchester City needing a win to avoid a stunning early exit from the Champions League, Pep Guardiola wasn’t in the mood to discuss the prospect of his once-dominant team crashing out of European club soccer’s most prestigious competition.

Manchester City have reached do-or-die territory in the Champions League earlier than expected ahead of what Pep Guardiola has described as a "final" against Club Brugge on Wednesday.City have disproved the suggestion a new format to Europe's top club competition would remove any jeopardy for the top clubs as Guardiola stares down the barrel of failing to make the Champions League knockout stages for the first time in his career.

Manchester City face an uphill battle on the final day of the Champions League league phase. Currently on the outside looking in for qualification to the next round, City must defeat Club Brugge to advance.

The inaugural Champions League league phase is set for an exciting final day with 25 of the 36 teams still awaiting their fate.

Uefa has successfully switched the format to guaranteed late drama in the initial phase of the competition, with Manchester City at risk of missing the play-offs