According to him, the Champions League does not require the same level of consistency needed to win the Premier League.
De Bruyne told the BBC: “I don’t agree that we have to win the Champions League to be a success. It is a big title to win but in the Champions League you don’t need to have the consistency that you need in the league,
“We were great for the whole year, maybe a bit less against Liverpool, and so we were out. It is a tournament, you need to be good at the right time.
“In the league, if you have a bad spell then you are running behind. It is a different prospect, cup games are different to a league.”
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