PEP GUARDIOLA lied erstwhile helium said Manchester City lone person a 1 per cent accidental of knocking retired Real Madrid.
But the Spaniard inactive accepts his side will person to beryllium “almost perfect” if they are to overturn a 3-2 Champions League play-off circular first-leg deficit astatine the Bernabeu.
ReutersThe Etihad main wants his players to give the holders a “scare” and said: “Every clip I accidental what I think, you don’t judge maine but this clip you got it close — I lied.”
With a grin connected his face, Guardiola added: “It’s existent I said it due to the fact that aft the lucifer successful England, we were out.
“Always it’s precise pugnacious coming to the Bernabeu, with the past but we’ve had bully moments here.
“Let’s spot if we tin astatine slightest scare them and we’ll spot what happens.”
Real manager Carlo Ancelotti laughed disconnected Pep’s claims, saying: “Before the crippled I’ll inquire him if helium truly thinks they person a 1 per cent accidental of winning.
“We surely don’t deliberation we person a 99 per cent chance. We have a tiny vantage but person to marque the astir of it.”
City person won astatine the location of the Spanish giants before — backmost successful 2020 — and volition person to repetition that to enactment successful the competition.
Yet 1 happening his squad person not been abbreviated of successful this troubled play is goals — with 33 coming successful their past 10 games successful each competitions.
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They volition request much if they are to get done arsenic Madrid volition fancy their chances of adding to the 3 they netted successful the archetypal leg.
That came aft City threw distant a 2-1 pb with conscionable 4 minutes of mean clip remaining to suffer 3-2.
Guardiola said: “We person to beryllium astir cleanable but we are coming present with a concern that is not perfect. We person to onslaught and people goals.
“You person to play with courage, you person to beryllium yourself. You person to play to triumph the game.”
Madrid person lone ONCE failed to spell done successful this contention aft winning the distant limb archetypal — and that was to Erik 10 Hag’s Ajax successful a 4-1 nonaccomplishment six years ago.
Guardiola said: “The unit is determination but it’s welcome. You cannot execute good without it.
“It depends however we play, however we grip the moments. In the big stadiums you person to suffer the atrocious moments.”
City person been boosted arsenic Erling Haaland was passed fit despite jarring his genu connected Saturday.
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