Nasri hopes for fourth time lucky

Granada
Tuesday 24 February 2015 at 10:10am

Samir Nasri, Manchester City. Credit: Press Association.

Manchester City playmaker Samir Nasri says it is about time he finally got the better of Barcelona.

Nasri has had little joy in his previous encounters with Barca and wants to change that as City challenge the Catalan giants for a place in the Champions League quarter-finals.

City and Nasri were beaten by Barca, 4-1 on aggregate, at the same last-16 stage of last year's competition.

And the Frenchman was also twice knocked out by the Spanish side during his earlier career with Arsenal, in 2010 and 2011.

Nasri said: "I just hope this time I am going to go through for once because I have always lost against Barcelona in this stage of the Champions League."

Nasri insists City are not motivated by revenge as they aim to succeed where they failed last season.