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The message of Guardiola about City, Real Madrid and the Champions

Published:10/07/2020 - 17:17h

Updated:10/07/2020 - 17:17h

This Friday the draw for the final stage of the Champions League was held, and there are several big clubs who could face each other. This is Pep Guardiola's message about Manchester City, Real Madrid and their future in the tournament

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After several months of doubts, the final phase of the Champions League 2019-20 is reorganised and list to contest . The crisis of the coronavirus put in check to the UEFA, but after a time for the reflection and the planning, already have defined crosses, schedules and headquarters of official form. The month of August will be so demanding like decisive for the groups that still are in the career to do with the European crown.

After the draw of this Friday has heaved the voice Pep Guardiola, that has analysed the options of the Manchester City in the tournament. The Catalan has explained that was very calm and that has not seen the distribution until some hours later, and has launched a clear warning to his team. In spite of that the way to the 'orejona' has reduced to only four parties -the earring of eighth and fourth, semis and final-, does not want excesses of confidence.

"We have to play against the Madrid. If we think further, the kings of this competition go us to delete", has expressed the technician with rotundity, without going in to value the difficulty of his side of the picture. The English have to do cost the 1-2 that took out of Santiago Bernabéu, and if they achieve it would measure to the winner of the eliminatory between Juventus and Olympique of Lyon. In the horizon show Napoli, FC Barcelona, Bayern of Munich or Chelsea of face to the hypothetical penultimate round.

"There is not anybody in the Manchester City that know to the Real Madrid so well like me. Are how we have to play", it has recalcado the one of Santpedor, that has repeated consigns it when it has denied to think on the final phase that will take place in Lisbon, once complete all the duels of eighth: "I can not answer questions on Lisbon reason are not there. Ask it to me after the party against the Madrid".

In this sense, the ex of the Barça has defended that the Etihad Stadium hostel the commitment of turn in front of the whites, in spite of that studied move it to Portugal by the sanitary crisis: "Why we would have to play in another city? The gone play it in Madrid, the turn will play it home. It is not on having advantage or no, is what there is. When it is an eliminatory to gone and turn, plays a party home and the another went".

After conquering Community Shield and Carabao Cup, the 'sky blues' have seen like the intractable Liverpool of Jürgen Klopp sealed the Premier League, but his trainer aims that it is prompt to give the campaign by finished. "The big aims of the season are the semifinal of the FA Cup against the Arsenal and, especially, the turn of Champions against the Madrid", has remembered, underlining that it remains a lot for playing.

Guardiola Speaks of the future of the City in the Champions

Guardiola Also has referred to a hot subject in Manchester, and has showed optimistic with regard to the sanction of the FIFA that could move him away two years of the European competitions. According to his analysis, the club could esquivar a very hard punishment with the allegations that presented months backwards to the Court of Sportive Arbitration (TAS) to defend : "Have a lot of confidence reason saw the argumentations of the club to be in the Champions the next season, but now have to expect. Afterwards I will give my opinion or the club will do a communiqué in this regard".

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