Pep Guardiola was delighted to belatedly take Manchester City into the Champions League semi-finals but acknowledged his side were potentially a refereeing decision away from another painful exit.
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 Wednesday, 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.
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