Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has dismissed talk of winning a ‘quadruple’ this season as unrealistic ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League last-16 second-leg against Borussia Moenchengladbach in Budapest.

No English club has ever won both domestic cup competitions, the league and European Cup in the same season but City remain in the mix for all of them.

Guardiola’s side lead the Premier League table by 14 points and travel to Everton on Saturday in the FA Cup quarter finals. They are also due to face Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup final next month.

City are a step closer to the Champions League quarter final after their 2-0 win over Gladbach in the first leg last month, which was also hosted at the Puskas Arena in Budapest due to Covid-19 travel restrictions in Europe.

“Four titles has never happened before and I don’t think it will happen this season with the situation,” said Guardiola, whose side became the first English men’s team to win a domestic treble in the 2018-19 season.

“The only thing to think about is this game and then Everton. I don’t know what will happen at the end of the season, but normally it does not happen. Right now (this City team) is worse than the previous ones because the other ones won a lot and this team hasn’t won anything.

“We are validated for the trophies we can win. The previous teams won. This team has to prove it.”

Zidane at a loss

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has said he is at a loss to explain forward Eden Hazard’s latest injury setback.

The Belgian international joined Real in a $178.83 million deal in 2019 but has been blighted by injuries, making 25 La Liga appearances since signing.

After returning from a muscle problem for the final 15 minutes in Saturday’s last-gasp 2-1 win over Elche, Zidane said Hazard will miss Tuesday’s Champions League home last-16 second leg with Atalanta.

“He won’t be fit. They’re things that I can’t explain. I want to be positive and hope that it’s not too much of a problem,” Zidane told a news conference.