Just three days before the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals against real Madrid at the Etihad (3-3 in the first leg at the Santiago Bernabéu), Sunday in the Premier could not have been more perfect for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City: They lost their two great rivals in the league title fight, the Mikel Arteta’s Arsenalnow 2nd (0-2 match Unai Emery’s Aston Villa4º) and the Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool3rd (0-1 match Crystal Palace by Oliver Glasner14th).
As a result of all this, there are 6 games left for each of them, the leader is the current champion, the City of Guardiolawinner of 5 of the last 6 editions of the Premier (the Liverpool won in 2019-2020). The ‘citizen’ team, who achieved a historic treble last season (Champions, Premier and FA Cup) have 2 points more than Arsenal and Liverpool.
Guardiola He has warned everyone after losing 5-1 in Saturday’s match Cooked: “My players like to play under pressure. They know it. It’s life or death. I’m sure we’ll be there until the end. Because I know them. I see their faces before the games. How they prepare.”
The coach of City of Manchester He also stated: “Does this mean we will win the Premier League, the Champions League? No, I am not saying this. That we will compete? That is for sure. We have to be ready but at the same time impose our game and put pressure on the rival.” .
And one day after these words of Pep Guardiolathey fell Liverpool and Arsenal. From 3rd he went to the leader city 3 days before receipt real Madrid 6 to face him Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea e (9th in the Premier) in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, at Wembley.
Source: La Verdad
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