The Manchester City played the first leg of the round of 16 Champions League before him Sporting Portugal Last Tuesday. The team he leads Pep Guardiola returned from Lisbon with a very positive result, since they won the stadium 0-5 José Alvalade. The English team anticipated a return trip with very good feelings as a result of their comfortable victory. However, tension and nerves were the protagonists of the arrival at England of the citizens.
Pep Guardiola He explained in the press conference prior to the match against Tottenham Hotspur the significant difficulties that the airplane of the Manchester City to land when they returned from Lisboa. The Catalan coach has described the moments of concern that both he and his players experienced: «The plane moved a lot and we are not used to this. When we were going to land, the engines started to make a lot of noise and we went back up. At that time, we already knew something was going on.”
The coach of Manchester City He has praised the work and attitude of the pilot of the plane in a moment of panic for his team: «It was incredible. He talked to us and was very calm. He told us that it was very windy at the time and that we would try to land again in Manchester. In the end, we had to go to Liverpool. The pilot was magnificent because we were a bit scared and his words calmed us all down».
Pep’s set Guardiola is already focused on continuing to lead the Premier League After his resounding victory in the Champions League. The Manchester City was imposed on Sporting Lisbon thanks to the goals of Mahrez, Bernard Silvatwice, Foden and Sterling. The second leg of this tie will be played on March 9 at 9:00 p.m. in the Etihad Stadium. Before this, the next engagement of the citizens It will also be as locals and before the Tottenham Hostapur This Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Currently, the Manchester City is the first ranked Premier League nine points ahead of the second, which is the Liverpool. However, it should be noted that the reds they have played one game less than Pep’s team Guardiola.
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