Man City boss Guardiola warns it is too soon to dream about double treble

(Refiles amending day of week to Tuesday in paragraph four)

By Lori Ewing

MANCHESTER, England :While Manchester City midfielder Bernando Silva said he and his team mates are motivated by the possibility of winning their second consecutive treble, manager Pep Guardiola cautioned against dreaming too far ahead.

City host Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Wednesday at the Etihad having overcome them in the semi-finals last season on their way to winning the competition for the first time.

They also lead the Premier League standings and are in the final four of the FA Cup.

"I am not going to say 'don't feel this' to my players, but I have a different opinion. We are far away from those hypothetical dreams," Guardiola told reporters on Tuesday.

"When we are in the final of the FA Cup and two or three games (remaining) in the Premier League and in the final of the Champions League I will start to think about that.

"I started to think of the treble last season only when we beat Manchester United in the FA Cup final," he added.

Guardiola's team can book their spot in this year's FA Cup final with a win over Chelsea in Saturday's semi-final at Wembley. They also have a two-point lead over Arsenal and Liverpool in the Premier League with six games remaining.

City captured the treble - Champions League, FA Cup and Premier League - for the first time last season to match Manchester United's treble win in 1998-99. No team has won it in consecutive seasons and no English side has won it twice.

Silva said being on the brink of history can drive the squad for the rest of the season.

"Obviously, it is an inspiration and motivation," he said. "We want to create the legacy. We want four Premier Leagues