Are Manchester City about to ESCAPE their Champions League ban? Pep Guardiola says he is ‘so confident we will be in next season’ ahead of Monday’s CAS verdict… as United and Chelsea wait nervously
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is adamant they will be participating in the Champions League or Europa League next season as the prospect of a two-year ban in Europe looms over their head.
City are set to learn their European fate on Monday after appealing to the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS).
In February, Guardiola’s side were banned from European football for two years by UEFA for breaches of the governing body’s Financial Fair Play rules.
Pep Guardiola is ‘so confident’ about Manchester City’s European ban being overturned
They appealed against the punishment – which came with a €30million (£27m) fine – to the CAS and a three-day hearing was heard in Switzerland and over video conference in May.
And speaking about their fate on Friday, Guardiola expects the decision to be overturned.
‘I’m so confident because I saw the arguments of the club that next season we will be there (in Champions League).’