Intro:

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini reflects on another tough Champions League draw and looks ahead to upcoming game against Stoke.

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SOUNDBITE: (English), Manuel Pellegrini (on Champions League draw):

"Well I think it is a similar group than last year - a difficult group, maybe with AS Roma also in our group it is a very difficult group. But I think that you must play and try to qualify. Maybe another draw is not so difficult as our group but that doesn't matter, you must qualify in the same way."

SOUNDBITE: (English), Manuel Pellegrini (on balance between doing well in league and Europe):

"We will try, we will try of course but not just to be thinking Champions League and don't have the same interest in the other competition because we won last year Premier League but we want also to win it this year. Of course we want to try to improve in Europe and we will try to do it."

SOUNDBITE: (English), Manuel Pellegrini (on Stoke game):

"Of course I am absolutely sure that we are going to have a lot of problems against a difficult team like Stoke. Last year in our best moment we just won 1-0 here at home. The first two games maybe they just have one draw but I am sure they will try to come here and do a tough game for our team and we need to play very well if we want to win."