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Manchester City manager commented on the defeat of Real.
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After the game was completed, the head coach of “District” Josep Guardiola commented on the performance of his own team.
“Erling Goland tried to train yesterday but was injured in the last minute of the game against Newcastle. He was painful when he walked or, for example, climbed and descended the stairs. This morning he told me that he was not ready, that we were feeling bad. So we changed plan.
The new plan was to try to get the best result than it was in Manchester. But in the state of Goland, playing today was not the best option. In the end, we couldn’t stop Mbappe, so the best team won. Madrid deserved it.
We have performed quite well in the previous seasons, but this year we did not start very well in all tournaments. And we have to learn. In Bernabeu, physical training is of great importance, and they have improved it, so now they run more. They are highly pressed and very dynamic. Nothing, they deserved this success. Write down with that and all.
I accept the reality that the opponents were better. That’s all. Last season we played very well, but this season … No. I always say that the one who deserves it should win. Because sometimes it happens that you lose without deserving it. Last year, for example, one of these circumstances could have happened. But such things happen and you have to accept them.
We have time to think about the need to restructure the team. Now it is very easy to draw hasty conclusions. The home defeat was difficult to swallow, and this is also. But the rivals were very good, and we know it. Over time, we will all accept things as they are. Club and team.
But now we still have 40 games, and we are going to it. Nothing is eternal. Once upon a time we were extremely exciting, but now no. Now let’s think about the Premier League, though we know that we will not win it … and see what happens in the Cup of England. We will try to get to this tournament again.
The Champions League is, of course, great, but we didn’t do everything we could, for all this draw. And we have to take it and move on. We have not found stability in any of the moments, and it is very difficult. I expected Madrid more aggressive at the beginning and would have more moments, but after the second goal it was very difficult. The game came from us.
I disagree with the fact that we have achieved little during this time in Europe. I think we have performed very well in Europe. We are a team that was not here 10-12 years ago. We were not here! And since then we have all very well. Several times we looked at the details … But this competition is very emotional.
I have very little regret speaking my team in Europe. The first year we were knocked out by Monaco, and it was a wonderful learning experience … And every year we were very close, very close. I think it is difficult to say and understand today, but we were very good, the last few years, against Real. Very close.
We played games that can be said … wow. But we didn’t go. The feeling, as I said, is that we were very good in other editions, but in this … they were the best. And so I congratulate them and wish them good luck. Like the “bullet”, I would not want everything to end. But well, you need to get rid of it. When the team gets better in sports, you have to take it and congratulate it.
It is best in the fact that their dynamics of the game are very good, as are their individual qualities. Even when rivals are in their half, they are able to ensure the continuity of the game – what Madrid has fought a little more in the past. Have this transition point. Now they are capable of drowning you and scoring goals through long gardens. If you are highly pressed, the attacking three makes the field very long, and thanks to Bellingham’s mobility, which plays very well in all sectors, they can catch you on counterattack.
They can also lure your team to your own half and then throw a long gear, and if they will overcome you at the second pace, you will remain very vulnerable. In the past years, I had the feeling that I could catch them here and there, but this year they do much more things very well.
Real – the favorite of the tournament, it is always the case. This is one of the favorites, but there are others. We will see how we will come to the last months. But in this tournament, they will always be one of the favorites, of course, ” – said a Spanish specialist.
In the 1/8 Final of the UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid will play against Madrid Athletic or Leverkuzen Bayer, which should determine the draw.