The semifinals of Champions League started this Tuesday with the confrontation between Real Madrid It is manchester citywhich ended tied 1 to 1. Pep Guardiola, coach of the English team, analyzed the result achieved away from home.
FULL-TIME | It ends level at the Bernabeu 🤝
⚪️ 1-1 ⚫️ #ManCity pic.twitter.com/8lqurMmHTZ
— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 9, 2023
The Manchester City commander saw the tie with good eyes. Last season, the English played the second leg of the semi-final at the Santiago Bernabéu and saw Real Madrid achieve a historic comeback. For Guardiola, his team needs to improve in some aspects to guarantee qualification at the Etihad Stadium.
“I think that now we can take the good result of the tie to Manchester. Now let’s see what we can do, how to defend ourselves better and be more effective against them. And in attack we need more fluidity to win the game indoors”, analyzed the Spaniard.
One of the issues that left Manchester City fans in doubt was the fact that the team ended the game without making any of the five substitutions to which it is entitled, even with names like Mahrez, Álvarez and Foden available on the bench. Pep Guardiola stated that he saw no need.
“I thought we were fine. Bernardo (Silva) and Jack Grealish are players who give continuity to the game, keep possession of the ball. We need to be careful with the transitions, with the counterattacks of Vinicius and Rodrygo, who manage to run 30 or 40 meters at high speed. I also thought about making some substitutions at the end, but I ended up not doing it”, he explained.
Leader of English Championship, Manchester City will enter the field for the competition on Sunday to face Everton. The second leg of the Champions League will be next Wednesday, at 4 pm (Brasília time).
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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