As the clock ticks down to City's return to action, the anticipation intensifies!

On Friday, with one week to go until our eagerly-awaited Champions League Round of 16 second leg clash against Real Madrid, even the temperature rose in Manchester with the rare sight of sizzling sunshiiiiiiine.

The excitement is increasing, the pressure building and Pep Guardiola‘s men are putting in the hard yards in preparation, as we chase our European dream.

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The mood in the camp matched the warm weather with smiles all around at the City Football Academy.

View the best of the session’s snaps in our exclusive gallery below...