Pep Guardiola was very pleased with the performances of his young players despite Manchester City suffering their first defeat of the season.
“Congratulations to Shakhtar, it was a good game,” Guardiola said. “Their first goal was magnificent, and the second goal we didn’t defend that well.
“We fought and I’m so pleased for Tosin, Phil and Brahim and how well they played against a good team like Shahktar Donetsk.
“The people saw it, we came here to win and we were there until the end. We couldn’t do it but I’m happy for the performance.”
Holders Real Madrid are among the teams they could play in the last 16 along with Bayern Munich, Juventus, Sevilla, Porto or Basel.
“In the Champions League on Monday we are going to talk about the draw,” Guardiola added.
“It’s how they arrive in the moment on that day. Maybe in February we will be a disaster. It won’t be easy.”
The first team is set to remain in Ukraine on Wednesday night before flying back to Manchester on Thursday after a light training session in Kharkiv.
“Now we are going to rest, and we’re going to come back tomorrow to prepare for the game,” Guardiola added.
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