Following Manchester City’s 1-0 win over Chelsea, Pep Guardiola criticized the difficult fixture schedule and said he did not understand how his team survived.
Pep Guardiola expressed his satisfaction with Manchester City beating Chelsea 1-0 to win the FA Cup semi-final, but also expressed disappointment that they had to leave the field just 72 hours after the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid. .
“It’s impossible to play today, I don’t understand why they didn’t give us an extra day and how we survived,” Guardiola said.
The Spanish coach indicated that the other semi-final teams, Chelsea, Coventry and Manchester United, would not have games on weekdays and said that there would be no problem if the game was played on Sunday.
“People don’t understand”
Guardiola also spoke about the impact Champions League elimination would have on the team:
People don’t understand what a slap in the face it is for us to be kicked out of the Champions League. Because of the TVs… Don’t ask me any more questions. We played in very difficult conditions.
“It was an amazing effort”
Praising the positive performance of his players in the match held at Wembley Stadium, Guardiola said, “Some players showed an amazing effort. It was one of the best things this group of players did in Madrid for 120 minutes of physical and emotional exhaustion and just two days to recover.”
Guardiola finished his words by saying, “We will return to Wembley at the end of the season to play the FA Cup final.”
2024-04-20 19:54:21
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