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Manchester City reached their first ever Champions League semi-final under Manuel Pellegrini in the 2015–16 season. The club had previously reached the quarter-finals in the 2012–13 season, but were eliminated by Barcelona. In the 2015–16 season, City were drawn in Group D alongside Juventus, Sevilla, and Borussia Mönchengladbach. They finished top of the group with 15 points, and then beat Dynamo Kyiv 3–1 on aggregate in the round of 16.