Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is concerned his team won’t finish inside the top eight of the Champions League after their humiliating 3-3 draw at home to Feyenoord.
The reigning Premier League champions appear to be low in confidence in what has been the worst run of Guardiola’s era in charge of the club.
Saturday’s 4-0 loss to Tottenham was their fourth consecutive defeat, but a home match against Feyenoord was seen as a chance to get back on track.
It looked as though they were on track to do just that after going 3-0 through two goals from Erling Haaland and Ilkay Gundogan also getting on the scoresheet.
Pep Guardiola is without a win in five games
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However, City’s heads immediately dropped when Feyenoord clawed one back before the visitors pulled off an incredible comeback to draw 3-3.
The result could have a significant impact on City’s hopes of finishing in the top eight of the Champions League.
Only the top eight sides automatically progress to the last-16 while the next 16 sides compete in a play-off round.
City currently find themselves in 15th in the table after five games with just three games remaining and could drop even lower after Wednesday’s round of fixtures.
And Guardiola isn’t confident in his side’s ability to win their remaining three fixtures to ensure they finish inside the top eight judging by their current form.
.”The game was fine at 3-0, playing good, but then we concede a lot of goals because we were not stable,” he said on Amazon Prime.
“We gave them the first and then the other one, that is why it was difficult.
“We lost a lot of games lately, we are fragile and of course we needed a victory, the game was good for the confidence.
Manchester City will likely need to win their final three games to finish in the top eight
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“We were playing a good level but the first time something happened we had problems.
“I don’t know if it is mental. The first goal cannot happen and the second as well.
“After that we forget what happened, we were desperate to win and do well, we do well but don’t win games.
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“The situation is what it is. We played a good game but at that level we can’t give them away.
“Right now I am not ready to think about that [need to win final three games to finish top eight].
“We have to recover and prepare for the next game. If we are not able to win games like we did today it is difficult to do it.”