We simulated the final Champions League matchday and Man City's European fate was discovered

After losing to Paris Saint-Germain last week, Manchester City need three points against Club Brugge to keep their Champions League hopes alive later today.

Despite going 2-0 up, City fell to a 4-2 defeat against PSG last week, leaving Pep Guardiola's side 25th in the Champions League League phase, one spot and two points off the Round of 16 play-off spots. When City welcome Club Brugge to the Etihad Stadium later today, the task is simple – win, or get eliminated from the Champions League.

A victory would guarantee Guardiola's side a spot in the Round of 16 play-off spots, where City would then play a two-legged tie against another team that finished between ninth and 24th. If City win that, they advance to the Round of 16, where they will face one of the top eight from the League Phase who qualified automatically.

Omar Marmoush, Vitor Reis, and Abdukodir Khusanov will all be unavailable against Club Brugge, with the trio unable to be registered until the knockout stages. So, can City secure their spot in the next round of the Champions League later today? Let's take a look...

To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 25 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.

We predict that City could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their starting XI as follows: Ederson; Nunes, Stones, Akanji, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Silva, De Bruyne; Foden, Haaland, Savinho.

We predict that the Belgian side could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Mignolet; Sabbe, Ordonez, Mechele, De Cuyper; Onyedika, Jashari; Veltesen, Vanaken, Tzolis; Nilsson.

With lots on the line, City were dominant from the go at the Etihad, and they should've been ahead nine minutes in, but Savinho failed to hit the target