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Despite dominating England, Manchester City not yet conquering Europe. Pep Guardiola insist, City do not need to win Champions League in order to be aligned with elite clubs.
City began to get a classy reputation since 10 years ago. Starting with his success in penetrating the top flight of the Premier League and then winning the first Premier League title in 2011/12.
The Citizens increasingly dominant after Guardiola’s arrival in 2016. The Spanish manager led City to win six titles in his first four seasons, including one domestic treble in 2018/19.
However, gait Manchester City of Champions League not classy yet. The Sky Blue’s best run was only once in a semi-final, which was achieved in 2015/16 while still being coached by Manuel Pellegrini.
As a result, not a few who think City are not worthy of being called Europe’s top club. City manager Guardiola believes his team’s achievements so far have made them worthy of that title.
“We are already a big club, but of course everyone here wants to try to do better than before in this competition without history and especially because we are together,” said Guardiola. Manchester Evening News.
Of era Guardiola, Man City always falls out in the top eight. This season, City will try to break this bad record when challenged by the Bundesliga club, Borussia Dortmund. The first leg of this duel was held at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday (7/4), WIB.
“The fact is we want to do it. In the end it is a football match 11 against 11, and we will do our best,” continued the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach.
“We analyze Borussia Dortmund as a group, as a team. I want to play to try to win the match,” he said. Guardiola ahead of the match Manchester City against Dortmund.
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