During the press conference before the game against Norwich, at English Premier Leaguecoach Pep Guardiola was confused and ended up saying that the champion of South America, Liberatorsit’s River Plate and not the real winner, the palm trees.
After the victory against Brentford, the opposing team’s coach, Thomas Frank, said that the Manchester City is the best team in the world. Fighting this claim, Guardiola cited that the best teams in the world were Chelsea and River Plate, as each would have won the continental titles they disputed.
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However, Guardiola called the Champions League in Europa Leaguea competition below that won by the “Blues”, equivalent to the Libertadores and South American. River Plate, on the other hand, was cited as the winner of the Libertadores, when in fact who won not only the last, but the last two editions, was Palmeiras.
He still followed the interview saying that the team “trains to be better every day”. Manchester City’s next clash is on Saturday, the 12th, against Norwich away from home.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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