Budapest –
Pep Guardiola speak up about success Manchester City to the top 8 Champions League. He considered player rotation to be the key to his escape The Citizens.
Man City meets Borussia Moenchengladbach in the second leg of the last 16 2020/2021 Champions League. The match took place at Puskas Arena, Wednesday (17/3/2021).
In the first half, Man City immediately scored two goals from Kevin De Bruyne in the 12th minute and Ilkay Guendogan (18 ‘). There are no additional goals in the second half, until the game ends with a win The Sky Blues 2-0.
This result brings Manchester City lock up a place in the quarterfinals Champions League 4-0 on aggregate. The Manchester club also won with an identical score in the first leg against Gladbach.
Pep Guardiola commented on the achievements of his team who qualified for the last 8 of the Champions League. According to him, Man City can move to the next phase because of the rotation of the players it does.
In the match against Gladbach, Guardiola parked players such as Gabriel Jesus, Ferran Torres, and Benjamin Mendy. The players are rotated in order to maintain the squad’s fitness amidst a busy schedule.
“Impossible [untuk bersaing] without having 20 players and making sure everyone is fit. That’s why we can rotate six or seven players, “said Pep Guardiola, quoted from the official UEFA website.
“It’s very important to stay in shape, not only physically but also mentally. We’ve never felt it [libur] one week from September or October, “he said.
Squad Manchester City who played in the match against Borussia Moenchengladbach, Wednesday (17/3):
Ederson; Kyle Walker, John Stones, Ruben Dias (Aymeric Laporte 70 ‘), Joao Cancelo (Oleksandr Zinchenko 64’); Rodri (Fernandinho 63 ‘), Ilkay Gundogan (Raheem Sterling 70’); Riyad Mahrez, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden; Bernardo Silva (Sergio Aguero 75 ‘).
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