Man City savors historic feat

Stalemate with Dynamo earns first quarterfinal berth for English squad

Manuel Pellegrini is backing his Manchester City squad to make a mark in the Champions League after it reached the quarterfinals for the first time thanks to a scoreless stalemate with Dynamo Riga on Tuesday.

City fell to Barcelona in the last 16 in both of the past two seasons, but won its place in Friday's draw for the last eight after the 0-0 draw with Dynamo completed a 3-1 aggregate success.