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'Welcome to the City family' - Pep Guardiola heralds the arrival of new signings ahead of must-win game against PSG

Manchester City travel to France to face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League with both sides in desperate need of competition points.

Pep Guardiola’s side sit in 24th in the competition’s new league table, occupying the final play-off spot as things stand. Their hosts are also struggling, sitting one point and two places below their opponents, setting up this contest as a crucial encounter with just one matchweek to come.

PSG will leapfrog their opponents with a win. While their continental campaign has stuttered, domestically the French capital club are flying, with Luis Enrique’s men still unbeaten in Ligue 1 this season and hoping to transfer that form into Europe. While not quite winner takes all with both facing weaker opposition next week, defeat for either would leave them drinking at the last chance saloon as a slightly strange format begins to deliver its promised jeopardy.

Guardiola: 'Our families are really, really close'

Both City and PSG have struggled in the Champions League this season, with PSG 25th on seven points. Guardiola had kind words for PSG coach Luis Enrique, who is his friend.

"I want from the deepest of my heart a horrible performance from PSG tomorrow, so we can beat them, but it will be 95 minutes and afterwards the relation (with Luis Enrique) will return to how it always has been," he said.

"Our families are really, really close. There are friendships that will be eternal, forever. I love them, I think they love us. We have an incredible connection... We are happy when we can see each other."