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Mancini: Title defence boosted

December 4, 2012

By ESPN staff

Roberto Mancini confessed Manchester City's failure to qualify for the Europa League will boost their Premier League title defence, but insisted he was desperate to play in the competition and is bitterly disappointed to have missed out.

• Hart: City let themselves down

City needed to win at Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday and hope Ajax lost at Real Madrid. The Dutch champions were beaten 4-1, but City also suffered defeat as Dortmund triumphed 1-0.

That ...

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