It felt like everyone was ready to win

“Today it felt like everyone was ready [uzvarai],” Guardiola said of his subordinates. “The players were in a great mood, joking a lot. I didn’t feel any tension, but I had a feeling that we would be able to show a good performance.”

On Wednesday, in the second leg of the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, “City” defeated “Real” 4:0 (2:0) at home, being able to take revenge for last year’s missed victory in the same phase of the tournament.

Last season, “Real” and “City” also met in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, and then in the return match, “Real”, having trailed by 3:5 in the sum of two games, managed to recover one goal in the last minute, but during the compensation period, they also managed to draw and then win in extra time. victory.

“Of course it hurt us,” Guardiola recalled of the year-old events. “It’s been sitting inside us for a whole year and now it’s finally coming out. We were just unlucky last year.”

Meanwhile, “Real” head coach Carlo Ancelotti praised his team for their ability not to give up, but admitted that the opponent was better.

“We played against an opponent who deserved to win,” said the Italian specialist after the defeat. “They played with more intensity, better quality in attack and were able to take advantage of their opportunities. Today they were better than us. A year ago we were better.”

In the final, City’s opponents will be Milan’s “Inter”, which defeated its most principled opponent “AC Milan” in the semi-final with 3:0 in the sum of two games.

“To be honest, playing in the final with the Italian team is not a gift. They are competitive,” said the Spanish specialist about the upcoming duel. “We will get a lot of praise after this win, but we have to be mentally ready for the final.”

“City” will participate in the UEFA Champions League final for the second time in history, trying to improve the result of 2021, when they had to recognize the superiority of London’s “Chelsea”, while “Inter” plays in its sixth final in the most prestigious club tournaments and will look to win the fourth title.

The final will be held in Istanbul on June 10.

In the final of the previous season in Paris, “Real” Madrid beat English “Liverpool” with 1:0.