Pep Guardiola reflected with satisfaction after Manchester City formally confirmed their Champions League quarter-final place on Wednesday.
The Premier League leaders had all but secured progress with their 5-0 thrashing of Sporting Lisbon in the first leg of their last-16 tie last month but they still needed to finalise the matter in the return.
They did that with little alarm as they played out a routine goalless draw without truly exerting themselves against a side already resigned to elimination.
Pep Guardiola said Man City deserved their place in the Champions League quarter-finals
City boss Guardiola said: 'I am very pleased because in both games we deserved to be in the Champions League quarter-finals.