Guardiola: “This is Real Madrid”

Pep Guardiola analyzed the confrontation against Real Madrid, the victory of his team and the chances of the two teams in the return match at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Analysis: “It was a great match, with two teams with a lot of quality and incredible character. The result is what it is. We will rest, we will play the match against Leeds and we will travel to Spain next week. In my experience, to win this competition you have to get through the situations that football throws at you and you can’t wait. The result could have been better, but this is Real Madrid. We played very well.”

If they defend better in the second leg, Ancelotti says, they pass: “I always agree with Carlo.”

The result: “We failed a lot, yes, but we created many chances. We will have to make more use of it. We will not complain about the result. I am very proud and very happy. We watched everyone against a team with a lot of experience and we did our best to win the ball and without it.”

Missed Chances: “I’m not worried about missed opportunities. I think we will play like Liverpool or Brighton. Football is like that, it’s about results. We played exceptionally well, and no one can say that our football was not very good. We can play well at the Bernabeu, we need that.”

“We may have to raise our level to reach the final, this competition requires you to. We take chances, we have clear. But I want to convince my players that we won and that they don’t have to cover their heads; They have to go to the Bernabeu with their heads held high, also Real Madrid can score three goals in ten minutes.”

Stones: “I would like to thank Stones for trying and Fernandinho, who made his debut as a full-back. It is very difficult to control Vinicius. That’s why he’s an important player for us, I knew he would play well.”

Great for the viewer: “Of course. Nobody can say they didn’t enjoy the match. Congratulations to Real Madrid and Manchester City for what we achieved today. But these are two games. You have to go there and get a better result than today.”

Controversy with the referee: “A lot of things happened. There was a throw-in and then they scored…but then I apologized to the referee. There are so many feelings, he was by my side…”

Sitting on the fridge: “I wanted to have a beer, but it was hot.”

The result: “You have to analyze that, I don’t know. We played a very good game, but I can’t come up with other hypotheses.”

Optimism: “No matter what happened today, we knew it was going to be very difficult, but we will try. This is for sure.”

Key to the Bernabéu: “No matter the result, 1-0, 2-0, 3-0 … you have to go to the Bernabéu to play your match. If we play like we did in the second half against Atlético, we won’t have any options. I want to see ourselves on stage as imposing as the Bernabéu’s ability to put in a good performance, that’s what I want to put in the players. I’m not thinking about the final.”

source: marca