04/08 at 9:32 p.m.
Guardiola: ‘Beating Real Madrid two years in a row is almost impossible’
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said on Monday that it was “almost impossible” to knock Real Madrid out of the Champions League two years in a row on the eve of the quarter-final first leg clash and after a resounding 4-0 victory. 0 last year.
“Two years ago, we were eliminated in the last minutes here. Last season, we won (1-1 in the first leg, 4-0 in the return, Editor’s note). It’s becoming a great classic between them and us in recent years”, declared Pep Guardiola at a press conference, while the two teams meet for the fourth time in five seasons.
“Everyone knows their strength in transitions. We have to try to hurt them, to punish them, to make them understand that we are there to score goals,” assured Pep Guardiola. “We are talking about Real Madrid, who have the ability to control many aspects of the game. But we must try to impose our game,” he added.
08/04 at 9:31 p.m.
Guardiola overexcited on the eve of the clash
Pep Guardiola addressed his future on Monday on the eve of the Champions League quarter-final first leg between Manchester City and Real Madrid. The Catalan coach explained why he loves his job so much and has no plans to hang it up.
>>> Pep Guardiola: “I love this business”
04/08 at 5:29 p.m.
The Manchester City group for the trip to Madrid
In the fourth quarter of the Champions League final between Manchester City and Real Madrid, Pep Guardiola will be deprived of Nathan Aké and Kyle Walker. The group: Ruben Dias, John Stones, Mateo Kovacic, Erling Haaland, Jack Grealish, Jeremy Doku, Rodrigo, Kevin De Bruyne, Stefan Ortega Moreno, Julian Alvarez, Bernardo Silva, Sergio Gomez, Josko Gvardiol, Manuel Akanji, Matheus Nunes, Ederson , Scott Carson, Phil Foden, Oscar Bobb, Mahamadou Susoho, Rico Lewis.
08/04 at 2:59 p.m.
Manchester City are the ‘best team in the world’, says Rodrygo
In an interview with the Guardian, Real Madrid’s Brazilian winger Rodrygo did not hide his disappointment at facing Manchester City so early in the competition.
“It was an opponent that, to be honest, we didn’t want to face. And they think the same thing: they didn’t want to play against us. It’s a game that everyone expects to play against us. or the final, but it will be the case now. They are the winners of the Champions League, they are world champions, today they are the best team in the world, so we have total respect for them.”
08/04 at 10:27
Guardiola and Ancelotti’s talks this Monday
Carlo Ancelotti, coach of Real Madrid, will be at a press conference this Monday at 1 p.m. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will speak at 7 p.m. on the eve of the clash between the two teams
08/04 at 10:23
The program for the quarter-final first legs
Tuesday April 9, 2024
9 p.m.: Arsenal – Bayern Munich
21h: Real Madrid – Manchester City (sur RMC Sport 1)
Wednesday April 10, 2024
9pm: Atlético de Madrid – Dortmund
9 p.m.: Barcelona – PSG (on RMC Sport 1)
08/04 at 10:21
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