Man City’s domestic consistency will lead to Champions League success, says club CEO Soriano

City has won four of the last five league titles, but it has yet to find success on Europe’s biggest stage, coming closest to ending their quest for a Champions League title when they reached the final in 2021 only to be defeated by Chelsea.

On Thursday, City was drawn in Group G of this season’s Champions League, where it will face Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla and FC Copenhagen. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES

Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano believes the club’s consistency in the Premier League will aid in their efforts to add an elusive Champions League trophy to their cabinet.

City has won four of the last five league titles, but it has yet to find success on Europe’s biggest stage, coming closest to ending their quest for a Champions League title when they reached the final in 2021 only to be defeated by Chelsea.

“What we did in the last three years is extraordinary,” Soriano said on Thursday. “We have won four of the last five Premier Leagues, which means we are very consistent in the way we work and the way we play.

“... we also get runs to the final and runs to the semi-final (of the Champions League).

“I qualify this as a success no matter what because I know that if we continue to do the same year after year, one day we will get to the final again and one day we will win it. We are not obsessed, but I know it’s going to happen.”

On Thursday, City was drawn in Group G of this season’s Champions League, where it will face Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla and FC Copenhagen.

Soriano said the two games against Dortmund would be “special”.

“We did play (Dortmund) in 2021 in the quarter-final but it was during COVID-19 time with no fans and that was a pity,” Sorriano said.

“Now we will have the experience of playing in Dortmund and in Manchester with fans and maybe with the additional excitement that we have a couple of players that used to play for Dortmund: Erling Haaland and Ilkay Gundogan.”