Man City will not take Basel lightly despite landing favourable Champions League draw, insists Blues chief
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Manchester City will not be complacent - despite landing arguably the easiest draw in the Champions League last 16.
Pep Guardiola's Premier League leaders were drawn against Swiss champions Basel, who finished runners-up to City's local rivals Manchester United in Group A.
City could not have picked a better draw, having avoided the likes of 12-time winners Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Juventus.
But Basel beat United 1-0 at St Jakob Park last month, adding to their notable English scalps that include Chelsea, Liverpool and Spurs.
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Txiki Begiristain, City's director of football, said Guardiola's side will not take lightly Basel, despite the Blues being installed as favourites to lift the trophy.
"We have to respect FC Basel and we have to be careful," said Begiristain.
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"We need to be ready to play them and do our best because obviously we want to go as far as we can in this competition.
"We showed against Napoli that we can do well home or away. We had to fight to qualify and to win the group and I think we've shown the character and personality needed to do well in the Champions League."