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Bacary Sagna calls on Man City team-mates to win Champions League for Manuel Pellegrini

Manchester City defender Bacary Sagna
Image: Bacary Sagna sends rallying call to Manchester City team-mates

Bacary Sagna says winning the Champions League would be the perfect farewell gift for Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini.

Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola will replace Pellegrini in the summer, taking over a side who booked their place in the last four following a 3-2 aggregate victory over Paris St Germain.

"It would be the best to win it for the manager but we still have a lot of work to do to achieve that," Sagna told the Guardian. "Getting to a semi-final is massive.

"We gave the best answer to anyone who doubts us by qualifying for the semi-final. As a team we've shown we deserve to be one of the best in Europe. We want to fight and we had to step up.

Manchester City's Chilean manager Manuel Pellegrini
Image: Manuel Pellegrini is leaving the Etihad this summer

"It's all about the titles and the trophies. I want to win those. They give you the best feeling. We'll do everything to go through. I joined this club to win trophies."

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City will be joined by 10-time winners Real Madrid, German champions Bayern and Spaniards Atletico Madrid in the draw for the semi-finals on Friday morning.

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