Halfway through the first half, there seemed to be no problem for City. Even without the Belgian metronome in midfield, it deservedly took the lead in Leipzig.
But in a mediocre second half, the Germans fought their way back into the match. “They started playing more forward, and put us under higher pressure. Then we had problems in the build-up”, Pep Guardiola also knows.
Nevertheless, the Spanish coach was satisfied with the reaction of his team. “After the goal against, we came back and played a good last 20 minutes. We created good chances in both halves.”
A British journalist disagreed at the press conference, leaving Guardiola a little annoyed. “What do you think? That it’s a friendly game?”, he asked annoyed.
“How many games have you seen from Leipzig? Come on… People expect us to win 0-5 here? Sorry, we can’t. If you expect that, you’re not living in reality.”
“This is a competition where many important teams are already eliminated in the group stage. It is very tough and we know that. This is also our 4th game in 10 days. All out, so there is also travel time.”
“We got a good result here. Now we’re going to finish it at home,” Guardiola concluded.
