Samir Nasri has insisted that Manchester City are not scared of Barcelona ahead of their Champions League last-16 clash.

Barca make the trip to the Etihad Stadium tomorrow night for the first leg of the highly-anticipated tie.

The Catalan giants beat City 4-1 on aggregate at the same stage of last year's competition, but Nasri believes that he and his teammates are more resilient this season.

"This year is totally different. We will respect them but we won't be scared," the Frenchman is quoted as saying by BBC Sport. "Barca has a great philosophy of football. It can be fun if you play your game, but if they have possession it's not fun."

Nasri has scored three goals in 26 appearances for City this season, with one of those strikes coming in Saturday's 5-0 thrashing of Newcastle United.

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Jack Prescott