Manchester City beat Galatasaray to confirm a spot in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League, after narrowly finishing 8th in the league phase.

By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Manchester City's Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki struck before halftime to secure a Champions League place in the last-16 for their side in a 2-0 victory over Galatasaray on Wednesday.

Pep Guardiola's City aim to seal their spot in the last 16 automatically, but it won't be easy.

Manchester City made light work of Galatasaray as they sneaked into the top eight of the Champions League. Pep Guardiola's side had faced the potential of a two-legged play-off in

Manchester City hosts Galatasaray in a crucial final league-stage match of the UEFA Champions League. Get live stream details, injuries, and lineups here.

Manchester City returned to winning ways with a 2-0 defeat of bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers moving them four points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal on Saturday but Liverpool's woes continued with a last-gasp 3-2 loss at Bournemouth.

It remains to be seen if they have what it takes when push comes to shove, but Arsenal should have ensured that they were out of the equation already. Manchester City are still alive here.

Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki scored for Manchester City as they sealed a place in the Champions League last 16 with a 2-0 win against Galatasaray