“The feeling is that if you want to win the Champions League you have to be Real Madrid”

“If you try many times, maybe once you will win”

MADRID, 20 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Manchester City coach, Pep Guardiola, appreciated his club’s attempts to win the Champions League after winning the ticket to the semifinals this Wednesday with a 1-1 win against Bayern Munich, where they will face a favorite and current Real Madrid champion, executioner of the English last year.

“Yesterday I read that Real Madrid has gone to 11 semifinals in the last 13 years, chap. We’ve gone three in a row and we think it’s incredible. All the teams in the world have the feeling that if you want to win the Champions League you have to call yourself ‘Real Madrid’ ‘ Before it was Barcelona, ​​now it’s Real Madrid,” he said at a press conference in Munich.

The Spanish coach pointed out that City has merit in continuing to try to win their first ‘Champions’, although to do so they will have to overcome the 14-time champion. “It’s not about winning, it’s about trying. If you try many times, maybe one you’ll win,” he said after the match.

Guardiola also valued the draw against a Bayern who had to come back from 3-0 in the first leg in Manchester. “I know this stadium, how they believe and press. We have defended our area very well. I think this is where we have improved compared to last season,” he said, praising the scorer of the visitor’s goal.

“Haaland’s definition is very good. The result was very good in Manchester, but we had a lot to lose here. We already have experience in the competition and the players felt it. We suffered in the first half, with Coman above all. They had one or two good chances before the penalty but we defended very well. The second half was much better”, he concluded.