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Currently, the position that is most likely to be pursued by Man City is indeed a ticket to UCL, namely in the top 4 positions. Because chasing Liverpool, who is already leading the standings with a big difference in points, will indeed be difficult. In fact, Liverpool has the potential to increase the point difference if they win Liverpool's postponed match.
Talking about Liverpool, don't forget that today Liverpool will play against Tottenham in the EFL semi-finals. And I think Liverpool will most likely win this match.
Guardiola and the Manchester City players had to give up on the title race this season after a series of poor results in the first half of the season. Now they are still stuck in 6th position and 12 points behind Liverpool, this number can still increase because Man City has played one more game than the leader of the standings.
Guardiola must reorganize his squad's performance to get back on track, finishing in the UCL zone is the best achievement that can be achieved at the end of the season.
Guardiola is one of the best coaches in the world although he has the ability to turn things around, but for now I think it's too late for them to catch up and even become title contenders, so indeed a realistic target for them to reach the UCL zone although it will also not be easy with their current position and condition, But I think to make up for their failure in the EPL this season, they should be able to try their best to at least win the UCL trophy, so that will cover the disappointment of fans and management this season, although they are currently also having difficulty in the UCL, but they still have plenty of time and opportunity to fix it later on the condition that they must be able to qualify for the playoffs first this season