Manchester — Manchester City cannot afford another defeat on Tuesday at home to Barcelona, who thumped them 4-0 two weeks ago, having taken just one point from their last two Champions League Group C matches. That third successive win for the Catalan pass-masters means they need only a draw in the return game to ensure their annual qualification for the knockout stage. City, however, are in danger of losing second place in the table to Borussia Moenchengladbach, who sit one point behind them going into a home tie with Celtic. Although they beat Borussia 4-0 on matchday one, Pep Guardiola’s side still have to travel to Germany for a game that could decide which team qualifies with Barcelona. Former Barca coach Guardiola was as chastened after the Nou Camp loss, when Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick and City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo was sent off, as he was on a previous return there, which resulted in a 3-0 loss for his Bayern Munich team in the 2015 semifinal. At least Bayern recovere...
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