Overview

• Pep Guardiola has called Manchester City's home match against Aston Villa on Tuesday a 'final' in their fight for Champions League qualification.
• City currently holds fourth place in the Premier League on 58 points, with Aston Villa, Newcastle, Chelsea, and Nottingham Forest all within two points in a tightly contested top-four race.
• Guardiola has appealed to fans for vocal support, emphasizing the importance of creating a charged atmosphere at the Etihad Stadium from the first minute of play.
• Aston Villa, under Unai Emery, has won 11 of their last 13 matches across all competitions and recently impressed in a narrow Champions League quarter-final defeat to PSG.
• Following the Villa clash, Guardiola has framed upcoming matches against Wolves and Southampton as equally critical in securing a Champions League berth.