Start accepting the situation! Pep points out that Man City’s loss to Madrid this time is less painful than before.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admits this Champions League exit is not as painful as last time out
Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, a top team in the English Premier League. Has admitted that this time being eliminated from สมัครสมาชิก UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีทุกวัน the UEFA Champions League by Real Madrid, a top team in Spain’s La Liga, is not as painful as previous times, admitting that his team cannot say with certainty that they are the better team at the moment.
However, in the latest UEFA Champions League match, the “Sky Blues” team was knocked out by the “Los Blancos” team for the third time in four years. This year, unlike previous times where extra time or a penalty shootout was required, this time the opponents were able to win both matches in normal time with a combined score of 6-3.
However, this is the “City Sky Blues” worst elimination in Europe since 2013.
They now have to fight hard to secure a Champions League spot next season after their poor Premier League form.
Pep admit that he was not surprised by the result. Before the second match. He was interviewe and said that his team had only a 1% chance of qualifying. When the result came out like this, he felt less pain. This year the team is not at the level it use, whether in the Champions League or other competitions.
With the Citizens failing to qualify for the Champions League, Pep said: “We have to accept the fact that Madrid are better than us. In previous years we played better, so it hurts more than this time. This year we have not been good, not just in this game, but in every competition. The problems that have happened have made it impossible for me to keep the team in a consistent form.
I knew Madrid would come aggressive from the start and they did it straight away.
It’s not easy to come back in the first five minutes, but now we are in a transition period. Yes, it’s a little bit like that. We are changing the team, nothing is invincible, we are changing tactics, we are changing players, so our form is not as good as before and we will use this defeat to push us forward in the future.”