Guardiola: “If you want to win the Champions League, you have to beat Real”

After the 1-1 draw in Munich and home to Bayern, the Manchester City celebrated the qualification to the semi-finals of this year’s Champions League, for the third season in a row!

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After the end of the match and during the press conference, Mr Pep Guardiola he emphasized spoke about the game against the Bavarians, while also referring to the upcoming matches with Real Madrid, stressing that all teams have the impression that if they want to win the Champions League, they will have to overcome the obstacle of the “queen”.

What the Manchester City manager said:



For the game against Bayern: “I know this stadium well, how they believe in winning and how they push. We defended really well in the spaces and I think that is the area where we have improved the most compared to last season. In the first half we had problems on our left wing with Coman, but in the second we were much better”.

For the upcoming semi-finals against Real Madrid: “They have been to 11 Champions League semi-finals in the last 13 years. We have three in a row and we think that what we have achieved is incredible. All teams are under the impression that if they want to win the Champions League, they will have to beat Real Madrid. It used to be Barcelona, ​​now it’s Real”.

On whether his team will finally manage to win the coveted trophy: “Three straight seasons in the semi-finals for us. It’s not about whether you can master it, it’s about trying. If you try many times, you might eventually master it”.