2023-05-18 12:34:23
It was a tremendous day in the Champions League. Manchester City thrashed Real Madrid 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium and sent them back to Spain empty-handed. In England, ecstatic with a new classification to the final. The one who was happy was Pep Guardiolawho had a joyous conference and closed it with a subtle farewell to the Spanish press.
The Citizens took revenge for what happened in the last edition. In the previous Orejona they fell into the hands of Merengue in the semifinals and stayed at the door of the definition. Fortunately, this time there was revenge. And how! They won, liked and thrashed.
“Today we played with the pain in our stomachs of having been eliminated by Madrid last year. We had it very present. We gave it our all with energy and desire. Sport always gives you a second chance”said Guardiola, who does not forget that night.
“All the teams in the world know that to win this competition you have to beat Real Madrid”, added the coach. And he threw: “In the first leg I decided to put an inside player further back and today I put him further forward. We managed to attack with more fluidity. This year, at home, we feel very, very strong. I don’t know why, but we feel very comfortable”.
Pep, satisfied with his. (AP/Jon Super)
In addition, he referred to what will be the final and Istanbul against Lautaro Martínez’s Inter: “An Italian team is an Italian team. There is nothing better for an Italian team than being the big surprise. But we’ll have time to talk about that later “.
Lastly, he took the opportunity to praise one of his players who is not as prominent as others. “Everybody talks about Haaland and he deserves it, but without Rodri we wouldn’t have gotten here,” said the DT. He also spoke about the great performance of the Real Madrid goalkeeper and thought that they could easily have given him the Ballon d’Or last year: “They gave the Ballon d’Or to Karim (Benzema) and he deserves it, but if they had given it to Courtois, he would have deserved it too.”
What did he say after the game? (REUTERS/Molly Darlington)
Guardiola’s subtle farewell to the Spanish press
When closing the conference after eliminating Real, Pep closed with a ‘thank you’ and was about to get up from his chair when he approached the microphones again, addressing the Spanish press. “That being said, have a good trip back to Spain”, threw, rogue. From afar, she is heard a single return: “Thank you.”
The video of the Catalan coach’s phrase quickly went viral on social networks and generated various opinions. Courtesy or irony? Look what happened.
Pep Guardiola – 18-5-2023
Guardiola’s subtle farewell to the Spanish press
When is the definition played?
We will have to wait a few days to be able to enjoy this meeting, since the match for the title will be played on Saturday June 10. And the venue will be Türkiye, at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul.
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