Guardiola and Simeone were the main protagonists of this Champions League quarter-final and the City manager spoke about the controversy
Diego Simeone and Pep Guardiola were the great characters of Madrid’s athletic and Manchester City. The two have traded barbs since the first leg and have brought the rivalry created in England to Spain. This Wednesday, the 13th, the world saw another episode of this clash between the two coaches in Champions League and the Catalan spoke on the subject.
Before the game against Atlético de Madrid, many understood that Guardiola belittled the Spanish football and also the work of Diego Simeone at Atlético de Madrid. After Manchester City’s qualification in the Champions League, the English team’s coach gave a press conference and took the opportunity to deny any problem with the Argentine rival.
CHANNEL – ATHLETISTIC:
Do not fool yourself. I didn’t criticize Atletico. I didn’t expect anything more from Atlético de Madrid, as I said at the press conference, it was a completely different game. In the second part they passed us“, he stated.
Pep Guardiola even said that he did not expect a different attitude from Atletico Madrid in the match against Manchester City and valued the classification: “They are the champions of Spain and they played with energy and in the second half they were better than us and we were lucky not to concede goals. In the first half we had chances, overall we’re in the semi-finals – it’s deserved“.
In addition, the City coach also made a point of recalling the difficulties that arise when a team faces Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano. In this way, with all these emotions, Guardiola believes that the classification was even more deserved: “The opponent is so tough, all the Champions League teams come here to suffer, so it’simportant that we pass“.
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— Atletico Madrid (@Atleti) April 13, 2022
This Wednesday, the 13th, the Madrid’s athletic received the Manchester City, at Wanda Metropolitano, for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. Even with the advantage on the scoreboard, City went up in the first half and ended the first half with 70% possession of the ball. In the second half, the roles were reversed and it was the Spaniards who went up, but they couldn’t overcome the English defense and ended up being eliminated. Final score: 0-0.
Source: sportbuzz
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