The Blues must beat Club Brugge at the Etihad to secure a top 24 place in the expanded Champions League and with it a spot in the play off round.
City's European form has been poor this season with just two wins in seven matches.
It's left Pep Guardiola's side battling to progress in a competition many would have fancied City to win at the outset.
Three points against Brugge will secure a two-legged tie against a side who finish between ninth and 16th in the table.
That seeded spot is beyond City, who will finish no higher than 19th, and as things stand the permutations for who Guardiola's men could come up against are vast. But some are more likely than others and here's the best and worst case scenario for City next month should they overcome the Belgians this week.
GIANTS TO AVOID
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