MOSCOW, May 18. Manchester City head coach Josep Guardiola said he did not expect such superiority of his team in the second leg of the Champions League football semi-final against Real Madrid.
The meeting in Manchester on Wednesday ended with the score 4:0. The first game of the confrontation, which took place in Madrid a week earlier, ended with the score 1:1. On aggregate, Manchester City reached the Champions League final, where they will play with the Italian Inter.
«Obviously I didn't expect such a superiority. We played with chest pain from what happened last year. Today we remembered it. The mood was fantastic and the game was spectacular. Happy to be in the final «, — quotes Guardiola As.
UEFA Champions League17 May 2023 • Start at 22:00End
Manchester CityEngland4 : 0
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Real Madrid are the reigning Champions League winners. He also faced Manchester City in the semi-finals last season and won after extra time. The Madrid team has won the Champions League a record 14 times (including the European Cup).
The Champions League final will take place on June 10 in Istanbul (Turkey). Previously, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the tournament final was postponed from Istanbul in 2020 and 2021.