Why Man City have been losing the plot in Europe – and why they MUST fix it tonight, writes JACK GAUGHAN

Wielen once on Joao Neves held in the advertising hammen and wore a surprised look from someone who had not only completed the dramatic comeback of Paris Saint-Germain, but was six meters of space from a routine game.

Unforeseen completely alone, 78 minutes after a crucial Champions League -similar. Manchester City did not recover from that, not in their vulnerable state in the Febreele Parc des Princes, and were described as humble to have transferred to their plane to knock them home immediately.

The city usually stays overnight after European Away Attries – a steam, sauna, swimming pool in the morning – but did not decide for Paris, largely due to the short flight time. Pep Guardiola’s players will have been happy to have left the scene of the crime quickly and to turn them into their own beds.

The mood was predictably dark a few days later, Guardiola was actually pleasantly surprised by the reaction in beating Chelsea, and that persistent disappointment of the team was worn from the same old problems in Europe.

While the Neves Kopbal van de Wette struck under Ederson, four city players nervously watched the linesman for offside in empty despair. A countless Manuel Akanji gestured to Rico Lewis. Erling Handand hit the ball half -hearted. Everything screamed grim acceptance. The story is not new, just a variation.

Two goals after 53 minutes and losing through the 78th in what the fourth chance of the city was in fact to nail progression to the knockout phases. Four have come and gone, the fifth – and last – opportunity on Wednesday evening when club bridges, unbeaten in 20 games and require a point to be absolutely sure to continue, arrive in the city after they have most of their team At the weekend it was reassured.

If Man City leaves the Champions League here, this is one of the great modern disasters of football

The inconsistent city side of Pep Guardiola has suffered three extraordinary capitulations in the Champions League this season against Sporting Lisbon, Feyenoord, a Saint-Germain in Paris

The inconsistent city side of Pep Guardiola has suffered three extraordinary capitulations in the Champions League this season against Sporting Lisbon, Feyenoord, a Saint-Germain in Paris

Opta gave them a higher chances of winning every game than to finish just eight points

Opta gave them a higher chances of winning every game than to finish just eight points

“We are here for the reasons we know and because we have not been good enough,” said Guardiola.

They are painfully simple: a lack of control at important moments that do not use the possession smart enough, and as a result of defensive disorganization. The leaders have been elsewhere, injured or otherwise, and it has contributed to bringing us here – even in a new format that is designed to improve the upper table.

In previous years, PSG might have felt a low point of capitulation, but that prize goes to Feyenoord, the 3-3 draw in November, when the Dutch scored three in the last 16 minutes, the defense of the city in a blurred Waze. “Three episodes,” Guardiola called them at the time, as if he describes a tragedy.

Guardiola then joined his office. Hours later, when he was greeted on the training field by the staff who wants to offer a form of moral boost, a still disconsable manager – who barely slept – turned to say grimly: “it’s not a good morning.”

That is when the city was grabbed by a crisis. One that has disappeared but not completely disappeared, Guardiola stood on Tuesday that they had not turned around. Feyenoord had followed another collapse at Sporting, the side of Ruben Amorim defeated Edererson three times in the space of 11 minutes on both sides of the rest.

Three tumbling decks of cards in Europe and in that spell, two in the Premier League-de Late concession of Derby Buits against Manchester United last month and Brentford’s two-purpose rally earlier this.

When trust is brittle is the emotional stability to see these results disappear and the battle of the city with the Spirit just as crucial as performances and injuries.

Neither John Stones, Nathan Ake nor Ruben Dias are in particular for one of the European shocks. They all radiate a little extra calm and Guardiola hopes to call stones on Wednesday evening.

City had not learned their lesson by the time they were confronted with PSG and admitted four after the break

City had not learned their lesson by the time they were confronted with PSG and admitted four after the break

Leaving the Champions League at this stage would miss the city at least £ 10 million

Leaving the Champions League at this stage would miss the city at least £ 10 million

This season they only had two of the top 16 clubs in the competition table of the competition

This season they only had two of the top 16 clubs in the competition table of the competition

Guardiola ran a cut on the nose after he scratched himself during the collapse of Feyenoord

Guardiola ran a cut on the nose after he scratched himself during the collapse of Feyenoord

Rodri, an Octopus at the base of midfield, also turns out countless fires for them. And as one of the more vocal members of the leadership group-conducted by a tired Kyle Walker until he could have offered more in-game counsel at AC Milan when the tides turned around.

That and retaining possession, putting his foot on the ball, in a way that the midfield options of the city simply did not have managed. Rarely did they seem to get the sting from competitions on the continent.

“I don’t know what to say,” Josko Gvardiol sighed. ‘Against Paris, two-zero up, you want to finish the game by scoring another instead of taking control of the ball. To move the ball to the left and right.

‘We wanted to keep score to score another and they can hurt you. That is when it happens, you admit one, two, three fast goals. We were a bit mental and it is hard to come back. ‘

Phil Foden clarified on a similar subject when he admitted in an interview with the local newspaper that Mental Modigue saw his own form diving at the start of the season. “My mental state was low,” he said. “Football plays with the brain.”

City has lost theirs at regular intervals. Gvardiol echoed the synopsis of his manager of the difficulties, the reason why City is in the incomprehensible position to require the victory in their last group game to sneak a play -off round to determine if they reach the last 16 .

Everything but a victory would cost at least £ 10 million in prize money and the stunning scenario city is being strengthened by the statistics of OPTA at the start of the competition.

Their supercomputer gave the city a chance of 0.4 percent to finish on eight points, their current total and 2.2 percent of them ending in 11. By comparing, the chances of eight straight victories were apparently considered higher.

Phil Foden admitted that his mental state was 'low' in phases during a tough campaign

Phil Foden admitted that his mental state was ‘low’ in phases during a tough campaign

Josko Gvardiol was lost for words after the Premier League champions were clamped in Paris

Josko Gvardiol was lost for words after the Premier League champions were clamped in Paris

A victory will be enough for the city to make the play-offs and Guardiola is insisting that it will happen

A victory will be enough for the city to make the play-offs and Guardiola is insisting that it will happen

The luminaire list has also not been particularly unkind, City confronted with only two of those who have nestled in the top 16 of the competition – Inter and Feyenoord. It provides grim reading. Asked if elimination would serve as a shame, Guardiola replied: ‘Thanks for your concern, but after the game it will be worried and I will answer you.

‘We want to score a lot in the first 20 minutes, but I don’t think it will happen. We must be completely relaxed, not understand emotion and the game. I know these types of games that you need something special – something that is not (seen) enough this year in the Champions League. ‘

Guardiola was gently spoken to a day out of their must-win assignment, just like his way on the eve of defining nights. They are usually reserved for April or May, to do business of this competition, but the emotional scars – apart from that Guardiola has visibly behaved – of each collapse have entered the following.

The manager of City knows all of this, and he knows that the city would pop up against Chelsea, should deal with Bruges without a hassle, and rightly bends something to take some pressure.

“I appreciate your concern if we are not eligible, but I think we will do it,” he said. If they don’t do that – a team within a penalty shootout of reaching the consecutive final eight months ago – it will be one of the biggest disasters in modern history. Imagine the state of mind if that comes.