Pep Guardiolacoach of Manchester City, assured that they gave everything against Real Madrid, but it was not enough against the white team, who beat them in the penalty shootout to qualify for the semi-finals and what the coach described as “what a great way to lose”.
“I would prefer to win, of course. First of all, I want to congratulate Real Madrid for qualifying for the semi-finals. Madrid defends away, with great solidarity. We gave everything, I don’t We regret anything thing, both defensively and offensively,” Guardiola said in a press conference.
“The three games have been very similarly, they have defended further back, we have created many opportunities, but this is about scoring goals. They will be in the semi-finals and we will not, due to small details. Sometimes you win in penalties, sometimes not. “We converted the chances we had. We are all at the best level, to beat Madrid you have to be at 100%, we were, but it wasn’t enough.”
“I don’t judge. It’s Carlo’s decision,” said the Spanish coach about Ancelotti’s defensive approach. “In another sport, statistically, we would have won, but football has something wonderful about it.”
“Me, as a coach, this is all I can ask of my players. Of course I give credit to Madrid, they were able to hold on and fight. We have faced many closed teams and we always find a way to find a gap, we lose now.”
“There is no luck and I agree. We haven’t scored a goal yet. We’ve done everything. There are so many ways to lose. It hurts today, but tomorrow we have to get up and keep going. We can’t always win.”
Source: La Verdad
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