Revitalised City confident of turning Barca over

Manchester City should have nothing to fear from drawing Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions League, according to director of football Txiki Begiristain.

City scraped through their group behind Bayern Munich, and so were not seeded for the knockout stages, with Chelsea paired against French Champions Paris St Germain while Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will be reunited with his former club Monaco.

Manuel Pellegrini’s men were beaten by Barca at the same stage last season, losing at home and away with a man sent off in each tie.