Pep Guardiolacoach of City of Manchesterhe recalled this Monday, on the eve of receiving the Leipzig on the penultimate day of group G of the Champions League, Terry Venablesthe former Barcelona coach and former England coach who died on Sunday aged 80.
A 13-year-old Pep He has just arrived at La Masia, in the lower categories of Barçawhen the stage of Venables in the Barcelona team. “His impact there was incredible. He introduced a lot of things that hadn’t been seen before, like a kind of touch. I can’t remember how many goals he scored. (José Ramón) Alexanko (…). How happy my club was, winning games, winning the League. (Venables) is a gentleman. And not just coaches. He was such a happy person, he even did TV shows singing and miming Frank Sinatra“.
This Tuesday’s game is being determined, Guardiola He emphasized the importance of finishing “first in the group.” As he Leipzig (2nd with 9 points) like city (first with 12) has already qualified for the round of 16. Red Star and Young Boys They only added one.
“We need to win or draw. Both they and we took the first step, so congratulations to the Leipzig for qualifying for the next round,” said Guardiolafor whom “it is not decisive in the round of 16 to play the second leg at home, but it is an advantage, that’s why we have to finish first.”
He City of Manchester won 1-3 in the field of Leipzig on the 2nd day. While those Guardiola They tied in Saturday’s match Liverpool (1-1) and second in the Premier, one point behind the leader Arsenal, the Leipzig is fifth in the Bundesliga, 11 points behind first, the Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen. He city They haven’t been away from home since November 2022.
Source: La Verdad
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