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City had lost in the last eight in each of the prior three seasons, beaten by Liverpool, Tottenham and Lyon.
The Spurs defeat was particularly painful, with Fernando Llorente scoring a contentious goal at the Etihad Stadium before a last-gasp Raheem Sterling winner was disallowed.
On Thursday, at Borussia Dortmund, a handball call went in City s favour as Emre Can was penalised and Riyad Mahrez s spot-kick - his first Champions League goal since September 2019 - cancelled out Jude Bellingham s opener. This competition is nice but, at the same time, it s so unfair, Guardiola told BT Sport after a 2-1 away win.
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What has Llorente said? He s a winner. A coach that conveys a lot and certainly the best coach that I ve had in my career, the forward was quoted by I really like the ideas he has. He manages to bring out the best in every player. He s really demanding. Being with him day to day for over a year becomes hard, but he s a coach that you want to always have.
Conte s impressive record to date
The ex-Juventus star was a combative midfielder during his playing days in Turin, but has arguably eclipsed those feats in his managerial career, winning league titles in two different countries while guiding another to a major European final.
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