A clash on a perfect evening at the Etihad Stadium. Despite the show of force against Real Madrid (4-0), this Wednesday evening, in the semi-finals of the Champions League, the tension rose a notch between two strong men of the meeting: Pep Guardiola and Kevin DeBruyne.
On a sequence captured by the cameras of RMC Sport, the City coach appears furious, when his player has just lost the ball. “Pass the ball! “, cries Guardiola first. Kevin De Bruyne does not disassemble, turns to him, waves his arms and shouts: “Shut up! Shut up ! “.
Quickly, the Citizens coach finally joined his bench, without his assistants seeming surprised by this spat, when Kevin De Bruyne resumed the course of his match. Nothing a priori to taint the relationship between the Belgian striker and the Spanish technician, at the head of the workforce since 2016. When replacing him with Phil Foden, in the 84th minute, De Bruyne was warmly congratulated by his coach, while his team led 3 goals to 0 and got seriously close to qualifying for the Champions League final.
From the bench, De Bruyne was finally able to appreciate the fourth goal scored by teammate Julian Alvarez, sealing the victory for the Blues. Manchester City have an appointment on June 10 in Istanbul (Turkey), to face Inter Milan, who will participate in the sixth final in their history.
