Pep Guardiola admits City have been dismal this season after Champions League exit and aims to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League for the rest of the campaign
“We accept it, the best team wins, so congratulations to Real Madrid and now we are focused on the Premier League. “
When we were 2-1 up [in the first leg], we conceded แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ two goals through mistakes and then we came here behind [on aggregate] and it started with John [Stones] after the action of the first goal. It’s the same throughout the season but it’s even more difficult because of the quality they have. We wanted to give it a little bit more time for the result and anything can happen. But after that it’s difficult. “
This is the first year we haven’t had a good season in the Champions League. And we accept it and fight for next season to be here again. “
We’re very lucky to be in this competition for so many years. We’re very happy to have won it once and reached another final. We have to accept that now, this season. We are far from that and we will see what happens in the future.”
The City boss also admitted that Real Madrid are not just about Kylian Mbappe, despite the Frenchman’s hat-trick.
“It’s not just him, they have many other players, it’s a great team, so congratulations to them. They deserve to go through.”
As for his target for the rest of the season, Pep said: “Beating Liverpool in the next game. and qualify for next season’s Champions League.”
This is the first time in his managerial career that Pep Guardiola’s team has been eliminated from the Champions League before reaching the last 16.