Manchester City's European ban means they are under enormous pressure to win the Champions League this season and they are one step closer after arguably their greatest result in the competition at Real Madrid.
Nothing is won yet, not even after City's 2-1 victory in the first leg of the last-16 tie at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday, as Pep Guardiola was keen to point out.
Real, who been European champions a record 13 times, have a history of dramatic comebacks However, City's first-ever victory against one of Europe's traditional giants in the knockout stages of the Champions League was vindication for Guardiola.
"For us to win at the Bernabeu is a great satisfaction for us," said the City boss.
"It is incredible to be able to win here for us because we are not used to doing these things.
"We hope it will help us in the future to believe in ourselves and to be able to go to any stadium and play the way we have."
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"I'm pretty sure (Zinedine) Zidane and his people are going to look at what we have done and the second leg is going to be different."
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