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Pellegrini: Playing for a draw at Sevilla would be a risk

Manuel Pellegrini suggested that he will not deviate from an attacking approach as his Manchester City side chase a third consecutive Champions League win at Sevilla.

City have come from behind to win each of their last two Group D matches 2-1 in injury time against Borussia Monchengladbach and the Liga side.

"I think it's very important for the team to try to win because, depending on what happens in the other game, we could be in the next stage," he told a pre-match media conference

"It's a benefit to qualify as soon as you can – it's not easy to do it two games before the end. If we do it, in the same way you must qualify, you must fight to qualify in first place.

"This team is not prepared to try to draw – we won't start the game and think it's a good point.

"If you start thinking a draw is a good result, you'll normally lose."

City's last-16 defeats to Barcelona in each of the past two seasons are their best returns at this level and Pellegrini believes criticism of these performances have fired his team's late heroics this term.

"Maybe when you read so much criticism when you don't win, when you win, especially when behind, fighting to the end with so many players inured – of course that gives you trust on what you can do as a team," Pellegrini added. "It demonstrates character and spirit.

"As a team, we are in a very strong moment and I hope we can improve further when we recover important players from injury."