We came close to Sparta and Slavia, Slovan coach was proud before the match with the giant – Sport.cz

“We came close to Sparta and Slavia, we went on to the Champions League. That’s the truth. You have a better league, we have a more modern, beautiful and luxurious stadium. In the group, we wanted Sparta, but City will end up. That’s not bad either,” smiled Vladimír Weiss the elder.

“One of the two or three best teams in the world is waiting for us. They won the Champions League last year and were in the final before that. It is led by the excellent Pep Guardiola, who has been building the team for several years. We are looking forward to the fight with the favourites,” he said.

How do you find the recipe for the current Premier League leader?

“We have to run it and work hard. At the same time, we want to enjoy it. I believe that people will also get us fired up and that we will go as far as we can. We know that we will play mostly without the ball, but we want our fans to praise us after the game,” wished the coach of Slovan.

Weiss Sr. must do without the injured Juraj Kucka, and Robert Mak is also troubled by health problems.

At the press conference before the match, the Bratislava coach praised his colleague Pep Guardiola, who he compared to the architect of the Sagrada Família church in Barcelona.

“It’s like Gaudí. For many years no one in England understood him. But he continued to voice his opinions until City finally won the Champions League. He understands football like no one else,” Weiss Sr. said.

The son of the coach Vladimír Weiss Jr and Robert Mak, who went through the youth divisions in Manchester, will experience a special match. Weiss even joined the games.

“It’s a big event for us. For me, even more, because he went here and there as a boy and returned to the national team when I was already a man. I remember very well that I had a difficult start there. I experienced a lot there. I am grateful to the club and the family I grew up in,” said the Slovan midfielder.

It can be a scary sight when you look at the market values ​​of the two units. According to the exclusive portal Transfermarkt, Citizens has a price tag of 1.2 billion euros. Slovan, on the other hand, is worth 29 million euros.

So Slovan will have a very attractive opponent at home.

“It would be fantastic if Real Madrid came here, but in my eyes City are the best team in the world. It’s a reward for us and the fans. We want to enjoy the game and we will try to do everything to get the best result. And maybe we’ll make sense,” said the younger Weiss.

In the top tier of the Champions League, Sparta Prague will also face Manchester City, but they will travel to England for the game.