Manchester City face demotion in Champions League rankings following woeful group campaign this season With four clubs in the top 20 - Liverpool, Schalke, Valencia and Inter Milan - set to miss out on the Champions League, City's hopes of sneaking into Pot Two would be boosted by Tottenham, currently ranked 24th, denying either Chelsea or Arsenal a place in the competition. Borussia Dortmund's anticipated progression to the Champions League final following their 4-1 semi-final first-leg victory over Real Madrid would provide a complication, however, with the German club, still only ranked in 31st position, due to be automatically elevated to the No 1 seeding position should they win the competition at Wembley next month. Following elimination from the competition this season City manager Roberto Mancini pointed to the strength of his team's group as a key factor in their failure to progress. However, by dropping into the third pot next season, City face being drawn with European heavyweights once again in their group campaign. Meanwhile, City defender Pablo Zabaleta insists that the club will be stronger next season due to plans strengthen the first-team squad in the summer. Director of football Txiki Begiristain is aiming to revamp the squad in order to make City competitive in the Champions League. "This club has improved in the last couple of years," Zabaleta said. People here at this club are doing everything to make this club better. If everyone works in the same direction, maybe one day we can put Manchester City at the top level. We were not consistent like last season and it probably cost us the title. We have shown in some games, like Old Trafford, that whilst United deserve the title we are there. We are close. We are a good team. We showed it last season. Probably we were a bit inconsistent this season. That has made the difference.