Porto to Istanbul: Manchester City's march to the Champions League final – in pictures

The biggest match of all awaits Pep Guardiola's stars in Turkey on May 29

Manchester City's Champions League journey started with a 3-1 victory over Porto on October 21. Midfielder Ilkay Gundogan scored their second goal from a free-kick (above), with Sergio Aguero and substitute Ferran Torres netting the others. AFP

Porto's striker Moussa Marega tangles with Manchester City's midfielder Rodri during the opening night of their Champions League campaign. AFP

Matchday two was a 3-0 win at Marseille on October 27. Midfielder Ilkay Gundogan celebrates after scoring the second goal again, with Torres and Raheem Sterling bagging the others. AFP

Manchester City's forward Raheem Sterling is tackled by Marseille's defender Jordan Amavi at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille. AFP

Manchester City's next group stage win came on November 3, a 3-0 thrashing of Olympiakos at the Etihad Stadium. Torres, Gabriel Jesus and Joao Cancelo were the goalscorers. AFP

Riyad Mahrez runs with the ball during the match against Olympiakos at the Etihad Stadium. AFP

It was a tighter affair against the same opposition on November 25, with Phil Foden netting the only goal of the game at Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Greece. Getty

Action during the Champions League Group C stage match between Olympiakos and Manchester City at Karaiskakis Stadium. Getty

City dropped points in the group stage for the first time on December 1 when they were held to a 0-0 draw by Porto at the Dragao stadium. AFP

Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson jumps to clear the ball during the draw at Porto. AFP

Manchester City got back to winning ways with a 3-0 win over Marseille on December 9, with goals from Torres, Aguero and Alvaro Gonzalez putting the ball in his own net. AFP

Aguero celebrates after he scores his team's second goal against Marseille at the Etihad Stadium. AFP

City were then through to the knockout stages and Borussia Monchengladbach and a comfortable 2-0 win with goals from Bernardo Silva and Jesus in the neutral Puskas Arena in Budapest on February 24 saw them take control of the tie. AFP

Monchengladbach forward Alassane Plea and Manchester City's midfielder Phil Foden battle for the ball in Budapest. AFP

The return leg was on March 16, and another 2-0 win saw City go through 4-0 on aggregate. Kevin de Bruyne and Gundogan were the scorers. AFP

Manchester City's Silva battles with Monchengladbach midfielder Hannes Wolf at the Puskas Arena in Budapest. AFP

Quarter-final time and Borussia Dortmund were the tricky opponents, with the first leg on April 6. Here, Foden celebrates scoring his team's second goal in the 90th minute of a 2-1 win, after De Bruyne had given them the lead. Still all up for grabs in the second leg. AFP

City goalkeeper Ederson punches the ball away from the head of Dortmund midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud at the Etihad Stadium. AFP

The quarter-final second leg was in Germany on April 14, and the alarm bells were sounding when City fell behind. However, goals from Riyad Mahrez and Foden saw a 2-1 win and aggregate 4-2 scoreline to clinch place in the last four. AFP

Manchester City midfielder Foden scores the second goal during the Champions League quarter-final second leg at Borussia Dortmund. AFP

Manchester City in the last four and drawn against Paris Saint-German, last season's beaten finalists. A superb 2-1 first leg win in Paris, with goals from De Bruyne and Mahrez, gave City the edge. AFP

Mahrez celebrates after scoring the second goal at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on April 28. AFP

A Champions League final place up for grabs, and City eased through against PSG in the second leg, two goals from the brilliant Mahrez securing a 4-0 aggregate victory on May 4. AFP

City's Kyle Walker, right, and his teammates celebrate after winning the Champions League semi final, second leg against Paris Saint-Germain. Next up, the Champions League final in Istanbul on May 29. EPA

Pep Guardiola says guiding Manchester City to a first Champions League final "now makes sense" of his five-year reign at the club.

The 2-0 win against Paris St-Germain on Tuesday secured a 4-1 aggregate victory, and set up a final showdown against Chelsea on May 29 in Istanbul.

It's a remarkable achievement for Guardiola and City, after they showed indifferent form at the start of the Premier League season.

They also saw a disappointing end to last year's Champions League, when they were beaten 3-1 by Lyon in the quarter-finals.

But the Blues are now one win away from a third league title under Guardiola, and 90 minutes from lifting the biggest trophy in club football.

"This is remarkable," said Guardiola. "People believe it's easy to arrive in the final of the Champions League. Getting to the final now makes sense of what we have done in the past four or five years."

City's march to the final started with a 3-1 group stage victory against Porto on October 21 last year. To see how the journey progressed, look through the gallery above.