Manchester City were 45 minutes away from going out of the UEFA Champions League and will face Bayern Munich or Real Madrid next. But Manuel Akanji insists they hold no fear.

The UEFA Champions League's first-ever league phase is over, and the knockout stage outlook is now much clearer. Manchester City avoided disaster, Liverpool topped the league-phase table, and we will get Manchester City against either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the playoffs.

As the group stage phase of the UEFA Champions League concludes, Real Madrid and Barcelona have set their sights on the final, which will take place on May 31 at the Allianz Arena in