The Spaniards appeared on Monday in the preview of the first leg of the semi-final of the Champions League against Real Madrid.
Jose Guardiola and Rodry appeared this Monday at the Santiago Bernabéu ahead of Manchester City’s first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finalsWhore against Real Madrid. In addition to the Santpedor coach, the Spanish midfielder Rodri, formerly of Atlético de Madrid, also speaks. The England team arrive determined to take revenge for what happened last season when they were brought back ‘in extremis’ when they were a breath away from the final.
Statements of Jose Guardiola
What happened in last season’s finale. “It was tough. Of course. But in the end we had an exceptional first game and a very good game here, not exceptional, but very good. Football is like that and it wasn’t enough. You have to accept it and move on.” “. One year later here we are. It’s good to get up from what happened this season”.
You lost, but everyone thinks you were the best team. “We didn’t need more motivation to reach the final. We’re not here to take revenge, it’s one more chance. One day we’ll reach the final and win. It’s no different from last year, last year came we too to win.” The more times we play against Real Madrid, the more options we will have.”
Arrives better than last year. “I’m not one to think about previous negative or positive experiences. They are completely different games, we’ll see what happens tomorrow and in the second leg, but I think everything will be decided in Manchester.”
Very different places for the two teams compared to last year. “I would almost say the same thing. For us, to win this league you have to beat the best teams and Real Madrid are by far the best in this league in the last eight or nine years. For the past two days I’ve watched both games. ” and I think we played an exceptional game, we couldn’t have done better. But it wasn’t enough. It is so and we have to congratulate Real Madrid, they won the Champions League and here we are again”.
Closer to winning the trophy with Manchester City. “Seven years ago I thought we would win the Champions League when I arrived, and the next year, and last year… I would not like to have a team win the Champions League and then not play it.” and goes down a lot. I don’t want to do crazy things. To win a Champions League, I want stability. Like Real Madrid or Liverpool, who are there year after year. If you come here very often you will eventually I’m a Barcelona fan and it took Barcelona a long time to win the Champions League, the most important thing is to be stable.”
Revenge”We’re not here to take revenge, it’s an opportunity. The past is the past and if you win it’s because you deserve it. Would we say we weren’t the right team last season? Of course we were . But it wasn’t.” not enough.”
Coherence. “When I arrived they didn’t tell me, but it was clear that after winning the Premier League the goal was to win the Champions League. We’re going to try to do it the best way we can to try to win .”
psychological factor. “I don’t know what they’re going to do, or what Carlo’s plan is. I don’t know how much it will affect, the main thing is to do the best we can.”
mental advantage. “We came to this game last year with a much better mental factor than Real Madrid and then we went out. The last few minutes? Mendy took a ball on the line and Courtois stopped a ball with his studs. i don’t i don’t know we played the final maybe we could have slept the game a bit longer…you need to put in a great performance in both games to get through, last year we did it and we couldn’t “.
The style of City and Haaland. “I like how the team plays, I’ve always loved how the team has played. Sometimes we want to do one thing, but the rival is also playing. Are the others playing too? They are not weak. The style is determined by the players and Haaland have How can you not take advantage of it?
Playing tomorrow’s home eleven and some worries. “There is a lot more than Vinicius, although he is a very decisive player. I don’t know if we have an advantage, but if extra time comes, well, it is better to play the second leg at home. I don’t think that it is so decisive. We and Madrid are capable of winning in every field”.
Iconic image of this tie. “I have no idea. I have no idea. I have come many times as a player and as a coach and I have good and bad memories. I have no idea.”
Rodri’s statements
Do you want revenge?: “Football always offers opportunities for revenge and we are here. With hope, with experience. And with the desire to do better the things we did wrong.”
The importance of Haaland: “For us it’s very important. We never doubt his goal-scoring ability because it’s something he was born with. He fits in. But I want to emphasize to the team: we changed our way of playing a little bit, now it’s with three down and as always the adaptation of the group was spectacular. We’re in the semis again and not many people can say that. It’s been thanks to the effort but we want to end it with a great last month. The match tomorrow will be incredible”.
Where did they ‘click’ to improve the season: “I think we’ve done well all year, but sometimes the results don’t come out, that’s all. We’ve come this far and we all know that now is the time. And that’s now. So we’re going to push to have a great game and keep fighting for what matters most.”
How Haaland handles the pressure: “Well, he’s very young, he’s barely 22, he’s a kid. I’m 26 and I consider myself young, so imagine him! He loves to listen, to learn and he’s hungry for more.”
Madrid’s comeback at the end of the 2022 tie: “Football is like that sometimes. You make 180 brilliant minutes… and that’s not enough. Because you lose everything in 5 minutes. We didn’t manage those last minutes well and we learned from them. But it’s over; I want to be there don’t talk about it, now we are different. New year, new people… and desire to fight again”.
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Source: Goal