Guardiola celebrates classification and praises Haaland

O manchester city won the RBLeipzig and secured, once again, a place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. The 7-0 result had as main highlight Erlinghaalandwho scored five goals, with Gundogan It is De Bruyne doing the others, and decided the classification of the English team. The opponent of the next phase will be defined in a draw next Friday, 17.

After departure, Pep Guardiolacoach of the English club, spoke of what he liked about the expressive victory and the classification. “All. The way we played, the way we exchanged passes, it was incredibly good how we managed to keep possession of the ball and face the problems of the game. We created our problems, but for most of the game, we played really well.”he said.

About Erling Haaland, Guardiola spared no praise and commented on the striker’s performance. “He did it (five goals) in a few minutes, it was special. He’s an amazing guy. The mentality, the power, he is very good”, pointed out the coach.

Despite the big win, the Spaniard made reservations about City’s campaign. Even in other editions, the team got used to scoring a lot of goals, but continued to be eliminated frequently. As an example, Guardiola cited the eliminations for the RealMadridin 2022, and for the Tottenhamin 2019, two occasions that the team did well offensively, but it was not enough to continue in the competition.

Finally, the coach pointed out that having scorers like Haaland is very important, but it is not decisive for winning the Champions League, Manchester Cit’s goal for the season. “We have defenders. And also the players who score a lot of goals, all season”, finished Pep Guardiola.