The last Tuesday, April 26, Manchester City vs. Real Madrid played one of the best matches of the Champions League. The English team won 4-3 at Etihad Stadium and took a slight advantage for the return match, which will be played on Wednesday, May 4 at the Santiago Bernabeu. Precisely, the coach of the cityzens, Pep Guardiola, referred to this match.
The Spanish strategist stated that although he was happy with the victory achieved in England, in the return match they will have to play much better to reach the final of the Champions League.
"We have to be better, but we can play much worse than we played and we can win. We cannot deny that my assessment is correct. Nobody knows it. Sometimes you get what you don't deserve, sometimes you don't get what you deserve. We have to play incredibly well and win the match,"
Manchester City eliminated Real Madrid in the last two-legged match they played in the 2020 Champions League. Photo: EFE
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In that same line, the coach of Manchester City highlighted the good level that Real Madrid has been maintaining in recent matches, which led them to conquer the Spanish league and eliminate PSG in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
"We are two good teams, we saw it a week ago. They are champions in Spain, we are trying to be champions here. I said a week ago that we are in the semifinal to try to be in the second consecutive final,"
Guardiola congratulated Carlo Ancelotti
On the other hand, Pep Guardiola revealed that he communicated with the coach of Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti, to congratulate him for being crowned champion of LaLiga Santander with four matchdays in advance. Let's remember that the coach knows the Spanish league after his time on the Barcelona bench (2008-2012).
"I admire him, he has been all over the world, in big football countries and fantastic teams. Always incredibly tough, football is really good. Besides, he is an exceptional person. I met him years ago and every time I'm with him, he's calm, he perfectly controls his emotions," concluded.
Carlo Ancelotti is lifted by his players after winning LaLiga Santander. Photo: AFP
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