City is now ranked third in the standings of Group E with seven points. To get through to the knockout phase, they must beat Bayern Munich on Thursday (8/12/2011) pm dawn, and in other games Napoli does not beat Villarreal.
Beat Bayern certainly is not easy. While Napoli are also still more likely to qualify after a victory would secure a ticket for the next round.
Seeing the weight requirement to be met The Citizens to secure tickets to the last 16 of the Italian coach makes this a bit pessimistic. He said the City opportunities to secure tickets to the knockout phase only by 30%
"If we qualify we can complicate other teams, but that's only 'if' for now. In my view, we have a chance of 30%. If we win and Napoli does not beat Villarreal then it will be an amazing moment for us as a club, "Mancini said on UEFA's official website.
For the former coach of Inter Milan, two defeats suffered by City of Bayern Munich on Matchday 2 and Naples on Matchday 5 is a mistake that ultimately complicate their position. Now he must focus to beat Bayern in the determination of this game and see what happens.
"I always knew this would be a difficult group, since the lottery is done, but we make a mistake. Teams like we can not lose two times in five games."
"I never say no and we will focus to defeat Bayern and see what happens," he said.
