Manchester City avoided a minor harm in the reception to Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League, by winning 2-1 with a goal from Foden in the 90th minute.
After the game, Pep Guardiola, pointed out what he considers to be the reasons for the lower quality of his team, especially in the first half, naming one of the three Portuguese he launched at the beginning.
«In order to reach the area with quality, we need to be well in the construction and today we did not succeed. John [Cancelo] and Rodri were not smart with the ball, receiving in a good position for their colleagues and that made it difficult for us to do what we wanted, ”he began by saying, speaking to BT Sport.
On the other hand, Guardiola praised Phil Foden’s performance, albeit pointing out the lack of effectiveness he presented.
«Foden was a real threat in the last third. He had two or three opportunities until, finally, he scored ».
For the second leg, the Catalan coach guarantees that his team will not play for the draw, which comes to him, but will try to win.
«It was much better to win than to draw. But now we are going to Germany to win ”, he assures.
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