THE Manchester City are called upon to overcome the obstacle of Leipzig to qualify for the quarter-finals of this year’s Champions League, with their task not being described as easy after a 1-1 draw in Germany.
THE Pep Guardiola made statements ahead of the crucial match and insisted on the fact that his work for the “citizens” is judged by whether he will succeed in crowning them European champions, stressing that he disagrees with this way of thinking.
What the Manchester City coach said in detail:
“My job at Manchester City will be decided by whether we win the Champions League. This is something I know from the first moment, from our first game. However, it does not mean that I agree with it”.
For the game against Leipzig: “We have to impose our pace and get the win. It doesn’t matter if we score a lot of goals, we just have to win. We are chasing three trophies and we have to give them all in the last few months. Leipzig are a very strong team and we knew from the beginning the difficulties we would face, but even if we were facing Real Madrid or Napoli, I would think the same. At this point in the Champions League there are only strong teams and anything can happen. The pressure is on us and we have to focus only on how to win”.
For Haaland: “Scoring is not his only job on the pitch. Obviously, for a striker this is the most important thing, but more is needed. We want him to participate in our game and be active. Both we and he have to improve in this part”.
Source: Sport Fm
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