Sergio Agüero sent out a reminder to Barcelona ahead of the Champions League clash at the Etihad in which he cited City’s crucial victories over Bayern and Roma in the group stage as a warning to the visitors.

“We’re confident we’ll do well”, Agüero told the Manchester City website.
“When many thought we were down and out in this competition, we defeated Bayern and then Roma in Italy. That shows we are growing as a European force and we can do it again”, added the Argentine.
City qualified for the last 16 by the skin of their teeth after sealing crucial victories in their final two Group E fixtures against Bayern and Roma.
The 26-year-old was keen to point out that ‘The Citizens’ learnt from the mistakes made last season, when Barcelona progressed 4-1 on aggregate at the same stage of the competition.
“Barça made it difficult for us last time because they kept the ball so well and that’s one of their main strengths and that made it difficult for us to dominate the game”, explained the former Atlético de Madrid striker.
“We wanted to attack them more but we weren’t able to reach the final third of the pitch as often as we wanted to”, was Agüero’s analysis of last year’s tie.
Agüero also looked to divert attention away from the battle of the Argentine forwards, especially given the Barcelona captain and star man Lionel Messi is a friend of his: “It’s clear that friendship has no place in the field. We are both focused in giving our team the best until the whistle blows and that’s the way it should be”.

Source MARCA