City have failed to progress from the group stage in both of their last two campaigns but the Brazilian is confident that beating Pep Guardiola's side will make more of a statement than their derby triumph over Manchester United.
Last
season, Bayern Munich were the team that played the best football and they became European champions, so if you beat them, people on the outside will notice, Fernandinho is quoted as saying by the Telegraph.
It would be a huge statement to the football world if we could beat the best team in Europe, one of the best teams in the world. The projection would be much higher than beating United. That is why a win for us would be so important.
The United match was all about playing your local rival. It was a derby and you always want to beat your neighbours, so the atmosphere is different for the players, manager, directors, supporters – everybody. It is different from a normal game.
