Pep Guardiola's men have already dropped five more points than they did in the whole of the 2018-19 campaign, with five defeats and three draws on their record from 23 fixtures.A third successive league crown looks highly unlikely for City at this stage, but they are still going strong in three other competitions.City have a last-16 Champions League tie against Real Madrid to look forward to, with the first leg set to take place at Santiago Bernabeu on February 26.Mendy - who has racked up 18 appearances across all competitions for the English champions this term - is confident they will be "on fire" for that clash regardless of their position domestically.“That will be another kind of game – Champions League, big game," he said.“Every game is big, but everyone knows that this game will be watched by everyone, so mentally you have a feeling, the atmosphere, how you come to the game puts you on fire, excited.”When asked how the City squad are dealing with the disappointment of being so far behind Liverpool in the Premier League, Mendy added: "We deal well with it. This is the truth, no-one can complain – they (Liverpool) are a good team, strong team who win, win and win, so in our dressing room we try to focus on us.“All the people say Man City are finished, that we’re finished.

Mendy… Manchester City full-back Benjamin Mendy will miss up to 12 weeks after undergoing knee surgery, Pep Guardiola confirmed this afternoon.. Mendy examined by FFF. It’s not easy in the Premier League – every team fights and believe they can do something.“That’s why this league is a dream, and we enjoy it so much. The French Football Federation (FFF) confirmed on … When another team is doing well you can’t be upset or angry.“We know when you start the season, after winning the league, you have to win most of the games. Benjamin Mendy has left the France squad after being diagnosed with a knee injury, while Alexandre Lacazette has also been replaced. They can say what they want – we will just keep focussing on us, play our football, win the games, to fight until the league is over.“When you have won two titles in a row, or even one, the next season is not easy. We don’t have the answer of what happened, but every player tries to give everything for the team.”City will be back in Premier League action on Tuesday when they take in a trip to Bramall Lane to face The Premier League champions' domestic form will not matter when they come up against the Blancos in Europe, according to the France defender Lukaku matches Ronaldo with Europa League final strikeLukaku heartbreak another chapter in Sevilla's EL love storyThe fall of an empire: Barcelona have wasted Messi's best years Benjamin Mendy says Manchester City will be ready for the challenge when they come up against Real Madrid in the Champions League, despite their struggles in the Premier League this season. Benjamin Mendy (French pronunciation: [bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃ mɛndi]; born 17 July 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left back for Premier League club Manchester City and the French national team.. After coming through Le Havre's youth academy, Mendy began his playing career with the club's reserve side in 2010, eventually being promoted to the first team a year later. We have seen that other teams who have won the title have not reached the Champions League the season after – they were in the “We won our first title, and then won again, and are now we are still second or third.