Pep is relieved City will have a chance to continue in Europe, not worried about facing tough teams in the play-offs.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said after leading the team to a 3-1 home win over Club Brugge in the final match of the first round of the UEFA Champions League at the Etihad Stadium on January 29. And the Sky Blues finished 22nd and will compete for the playoffs to enter the last 16 that he could not answer. Whether the victory in this game will allow Manchester City to play aggressively again or not because the team’s performance this season has been inconsistent.
Previously, they played incredibly well continuously. In the Premier League, we are unreliable and our ranking may drop another 7-8 place. Because each team’s score is very close. But qualifying today is like relaxing. But the season is still very long. We have to look at it step by step. Come back to do good work. Some games we did well, which is what must be done.
Pep also said that he must praise Mateo Kovacic, the team’s midfielder, who played excellently and scored very well. Even though Club Brugge is a สนใจสมัคร? คลิกที่นี่เพื่อเริ่มต้น team that has performed well continuously, not losing in the last 21-22 games. But Kovacic came to destroy the opponent’s defense, which is something very special. As for the draw for the playoff round, which may have to face Real Madrid or Bayern Munich. We have to wait and see. But in the next 2 weeks we will have some injured players back and there will be new players as well. Hopefully we will perform well in the playoff round.