In statements conceded to the media this Tuesday in the afternoon in the room of press of Vicente Calderón, Pep Guardiola showed happy to be in some new semifinals of the UEFA Champions League and spoke on the dangerousnesses of the Athletic, an able team to hurt to any rival and that will put to examination the fortress of the Bayern Munich.
"All the semifinalists are complicated and the Athletic of Madrid is not an exception. It compares them with Barcelona and Madrid and that is the big success that have achieved Simeone and his people. It is a big advance, expects us an eliminatory very chula", ensured the Catalan technician.
Ensalzó What has achieved the "Cholo" Simeone with the Athletic of Madrid during these last years. "I carry five years out of Spain, you will know it more, but yes have showed regularity year after year, that is the most difficult, win twice by week. The best title that have been able to achieve is to equate with Barcelona and Madrid, and that is the big work that have attained to achieve".
The Bavarian group will have to find the form to hurt to the colchoneros in the Calderón, with the aim to obtain a good result for the turn. "The Athletic does a lot of things. Five years ago that neither game against them, the people says that it defends well and is truth, but no only do this well. Also they have the strategy, good pressure, leave few spaces, are fast to the against… Carry three or four years litigating by the League and Europe. To do this have to do almost everything well, no only some cositas. To see how can hurt them".
This is the last opportunity that will have Pep Guardiola to win the UEFA Champions League with the Bayern Munich, but does not feel pressure. "I live it well, in three years have arrived to three semifinals. By what read, if we do not achieve the Champions the work will not be complete, it is necessary to accept it, but am very lucky by all what have lived in Germany in three years, better trainer, better type and have happened it very well".