To refer back to the tie with Manchester City .
It would have been possible that , back in January , Manuel Pellegrini and co. would have been looking forward to the tie with Barcelona as clear opportunity to overcome their nemesis of last year .
To refer back to the tie with Manchester City and it would have been possible that , back in January , Manuel Pellegrini and co. would have been looking forward to the tie with Barcelona as clear opportunity to overcome their nemesis of last year .