Roy Hodgson says he would love to see Manchester City win the Champions League.
City face Crystal Palace this weekend in between two Champions League semi-final legs with PSG, with a superb first-leg performance giving them a 2-1 lead going into Tuesday's second leg.
Hodgson is well aware of the challenge City will pose his Palace side, who are seeing out the season in the safety of mid-table with little to play for.
Speaking to Football.London, Hodgson said part of his side's motivation for the game should be the idea of putting in a good performance against prospective European champions.
He said: "I think you always approach games against Manchester City - certainly in the last four or five years - with extreme trepidation. That's basically what you do because they are that good.
"However good we, ourselves, might be on the day when we work to try and thwart their attacking play and take advantage of the situation when we get hold of the ball, we know it's going to be very, very difficult, just as it has been difficult for every team they've played this year.
"But the beauty is we have a chance. We have an opportunity, but we don't expect it to be easy.
"We know we are going to be punished for any mistakes we make in terms of our tactical play and our technical play.
"That's par for the course when you're playing the best team in the league, and I'm hoping we're even going to be playing against the best team in Europe because I'd love to see them win the Champions League."
