UK Back Pages: Manchester City Have 1 Foot in the Champions League Final Four

When Manchester City are splashed on the back of every UK newspaper the morning after a UEFA Champions League match, it generally is not for positive reasons.

However, the Citizens are thought to be in an excellent position for their quarter-final second leg against Paris Saint-Germain next week after bagging vital away goals in the 2-2 draw at the Parc des Princes.

The Times says that City have one foot in the final four while also devoting column inches to a report claiming Daniel Sturridge will be dropped from Liverpool's big Europa League clash with Borussia Dortmund: 

The Metro also believes Manuel Pellegrini's men are at an advantage in Europe and makes the rather obvious claim that Jurgen Klopp wants his Liverpool side to win on Thursday:

The Guardian also leads with City's Parisian heroics while drawing attention to FIFA President Gianni Infantino's alleged connection to the Panama Papers scandal:

The Independent depicts Fernandinho's opportunistic Champions League equaliser and reports on Klopp's hyped return to the Westfalenstadion:

Lastly, the Sun channels 1990s Britpop and Manchester City's most famous fans with its "Mad Fer It" headline and claims that Wayne Rooney has returned to shooting practise with the slightly less noisy neighbours: