Pep Guardiola says that Manchester City should play an almost “perfect game” to destroy a shortage of one goal at Real Madrid in the play-offs of the Champions League-Knock-out.
City Trail Real 3-2 of the first stage after scoring two late goals on Etihad and have the order about the draw against Guardiola’s side when they return to the domestic ground for the second stage.
Guardiola has already demonstrated that the city has a “less than 1%” chance to reach the last 16 against the 15-way winners, who has set up opposing boss Carlo Ancelotti, and is not an illusions of the task that his team is confronted with.
“We almost have to make it the perfect game,” he said. “We have to attack. We have to score goals. This is the idea. “
Guardiola is determined that City will not leave the Bernabeu who wonders or with regret and says: “We have to play with courage. We must be ourselves. It needs incredible courage and we have to play to win.
“We can still lose, but we have to show that courage and be ourselves. We have to play so well, especially after the result that we removed in the first stage. “
Pep 💬 We can be defeated in the 94th minute, but we have always been a machine, no one has done what we did in England every three days … maybe we are not a solid team, maybe we miss Rodri, of course, he he Is the best player in the world … I have been a coach for 13/14 years and … pic.twitter.com/51Y886XQY2
– Manchester City (@Mancity) February 18, 2025
Pep’s Bernabeu -Terugkeer
In recent years, City has experienced mixed experiences during their travels to the Bernabeu, after they won during a coronavirus-through draw in 2020, before a dramatic extra-time defeat in 2022.
Then they extended those demons a year later on their way to winning the Treble and won 5-1 after a 1-1 draw De Bernabeu.
“I have some incredible memories here – sometimes good, sometimes not so good,” added Guardiola, who also managed Barcelona a number of times in the Bernabeu.
“We know at this stage, and in this stadium the pressure is there – but you get that in Milan, in Barcelona, in Anfield. You have to suffer in these places, but you have to reduce those moments. “
Ancelotti waste has the claim of 1% of Pep
Real manager has sown suggestions City has a 1% chance to reach the last 16 and say: “He doesn’t really think that. We don’t think we have a 99% chance.
“We have a small advantage – and we have to take advantage of that.”
Guardiola replied: “He didn’t believe me for the first time. I always say what I think, and this time you don’t believe me. “
