Joao Cancelo believes Manchester City deserve to win the Champions League, saying the team are embracing the pressure of trying to go one step further than last season, when they lost to Chelsea in the final. The Premier League leaders have dominated English football under Pep Guardiola, winning three league titles in four years, but success in Europe has proved elusive. 

Portugal defender Cancelo, speaking ahead of the first leg of City’s Last-16 tie away to Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday, said the club, who lost 1-0 to Chelsea in the 2021 Champions League final, had the quality to lift the trophy.