Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has revealed his fear of facing Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals.
Real Madrid will be a guest on Tuesday evening at Al-Ittihad Stadium, the stronghold of Manchester City, in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Guardiola held a press conference today, Monday, to talk regarding the Real Madrid match and the competition between the two teams, in addition to talking regarding the state of his team before the match.
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What did Guardiola say?
In the beginning, Guardiola spoke regarding the situation of his team, saying: “We reach this stage, and in different competitions, it is a great honor to be here in the semi-final once morest teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Liverpool. They have been here many times, as we have done in recent years, It’s a great honor to be here.”
On the support of the Manchester City fans, he added: “I’m sure they will come and support unconditionally, they will do their best, and we hope to do the same to bring them closer to the team.”
What is Guardiola’s opinion of Real Madrid?
Speaking regarding facing Real Madrid in 2020, Guardiola said: “The competition we went through once morest Real Madrid was very difficult.”
He added: “We have to be ourselves and play two exceptional matches to reach the final. We can do that. We respect Real Madrid a lot. It is a very good team. We want to reach the final, like Liverpool and Villarreal, but we cannot underestimate what we have done to reach this stage.” “.
What is the status of Manchester City?
Guardiola also spoke regarding the condition of his team’s players, saying: “We have a training session today, and we will see the condition of the players, tonight or tomorrow I will determine the starting lineup.”
He added, “I am waiting for the training session to see how they feel. I am sure that the players will play in positions they are not used to, but they will do their best.”
He continued: “There are doubts regarding Walker, as he has not trained for 10 days, and John Stones has not trained since the Brighton match, and I do not know if they will train with us, we will see their condition and decide tomorrow.”
Will he succeed in overcoming Real Madrid?
And Guardiola moved to talk regarding Real Madrid’s history in the Champions League, saying: “If we had to compete with their history, we would have no chance.”
He added: “The history of this club speaks for itself, and we have the desire to compete with them, it is an opportunity to improve and we want to try it.”
He continued, “We have to be together and try to attack as best as possible, the same if we play once morest Bayern Munich, Barcelona or clubs of this type.”
“Before the last decade we never got to get here, getting to the final is always a good lesson for us.”
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And he added: “The fact that Real Madrid has been here several times, I have always said that being in the semi-finals twice in a row is very difficult, many good teams have not been able to get here, we have to enjoy and be ourselves in the good and bad moments.”
Guardiola concluded: “History is there and we can’t change it, but on the field we will be 11 once morest 11 and one ball is moving. “.
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