Pep Guardiola says that Manchester City will have to play an “almost perfect game” to overthrow a deficit at a goal at Real Madrid during the eliminations in the Champions League.
City Trail Real 3-2 since the first leg after scoring two late goals in Etihad and is in charge of the tie against Guardiola as they return to the ground at home for the return match.
Guardiola has already insisted that City had a chance “less than 1%” to reach the last 16 against the 15 winners, which the opposing boss Carlo Ancelotti rubbed, and has no illusion of the task in front of his team.
“We have to make it almost the perfect game,” he said. “We have to attack. We have to score goals. This is the idea.
Guardiola is determined that City will not leave the Bernabeu wondering or with regrets saying: “We must play with courage. We must be ourselves. It will take incredible courage and we have to play to win.
“We could still lose, but we have to show this courage and be ourselves. We have to play so well, especially after the result we withdrew in the first leg. »»
Pep 💬 We can be beaten in the 94th minute but we have always been a machine, every three days, no one has done what we have done in England … Maybe we are not a solid team, perhaps Being that we miss Rodri, of course, he is the best player in the world … I was coach 13/14 years old and … pic.twitter.com/51y886xqy2
– Manchester City (@Mancity) February 18, 2025
The return of Bernabeu de Pep
City has endured mixed experiences during their trips to Bernabeu in recent years, after winning during an equality impacted by the coronavirus in 2020, before a dramatic defeat nearby in 2022.
They then exorcised these demons a year later on the way to win the triples, winning 5-1 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw the Bernabeu.
“I have incredible memories here – sometimes good, sometimes not so good,” added Guardiola, who also managed Barcelona several times at the Bernabeu.
“We know at this stage, and in this stage, the pressure is there – but you get it in Milan, Barcelona, Anfield. You should suffer in these places, but you need to reduce these moments. »»
Ancelotti Drimes
The real manager has rubbed City suggestions is 1% likely to reach the last 16, saying: “He doesn’t really think that. We don’t think we have 99% chance.
“We have a small advantage – and we have to take advantage of it.”
Guardiola replied: “For the first time, he didn’t believe me. I always say what I think, and this time you don’t believe me.
