With praise for Vini Jr and advice for Manchester City, Pep Guardiola opened the game in relation to the first leg of the Champions League semifinals
Pep Guardiola left impressed with the goal of vini jr during the match between Real Madrid It is manchester city. The coach gave a press conference last Tuesday afternoon, the 9th, and commented on the goal scored by the Brazilian striker. He classified as “fantastic” the kick that opened the scoring for the Merengues, but that did not prevent a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the semifinals of the Champions League.
It was a fantastic goal“, said the Manchester City coach about the ball in the net by Vini Jr.
In Pep Guardiola’s view, Real Madrid managed to take the lead when Manchester City was the best in the game. In addition, he highlighted the balance by which the clash against Real Madrid was marked: “They scored the goal when we were better in the match. We managed to equalize the game and now the tie will be decided in Manchester. It’s football. They are very similar games. Last year happened what happened. Now it’s time to recover“.
The Manchester City coach, in addition to praising Vini Jr’s goal and analyzing the first leg against Real Madrid, took the opportunity to talk about the second leg. Pep Guardiola did not hide his desire to make history in England and go to the Champions League final. Therefore, he pointed out some issues that the Cityzens will need to improve to guarantee a place in the Champions League final.
“We won 4-3 last year and then we came to Madrid to try for the result. Now we managed to bring a good result to Manchester. Let’s see what we can do, how to defend better and be more effective. In attack we need to have more fluidity“, he added. It is worth remembering that Manchester City and Real Madrid will face each other again on the 17th, at 4 pm (Brasília time), at the Etihad Stadium.
Source: sportbuzz
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