Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola spoke about the team’s readiness for tomorrow’s match against Real Madrid in the Champions League knockout stage.
Pep Guardiola (photo: uefa.com)— In recent years, Manchester City against Real Madrid has become a great duel, practically a classic. We have both advanced and been eliminated. Over the last 10 years, this rivalry has really turned into a Champions League “Clasico.” I know how we need to play tomorrow. There is a plan. I hope we will advance to the next stage. The season has been unstable, which hasn’t happened before, but we always come back into the game. I am calm and optimistic. The guys want to play against Real Madrid; it’s always a pleasure.
It’s impossible to control all four—Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe, Rodrygo, and Jude Bellingham—for all 90 or 180 minutes. Each of them is an exceptional player; we know that. So we need to reduce their activity. They are all technical and combine well regardless of the opponent. But we will try to be smart and impose our game to come to the Bernabeu with a good result from the first match, — quotes Pep the UEFA press service.
