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Pep Guardiola stated that Manchester City’s greater emotional maturity allowed them to leave the Bernabéu as favorites to reach the Champions League semi-finals.
Real Madrid threatened to spiral out of control after leading 2-1 before City regrouped at half-time in one of the all-time classic European ties.
Guardiola, whose plan was thrown into chaos an hour before kick-off when Kevin De Bruyne fell ill, believes they have learned on the biggest stage and can now deal with the setbacks they suffered at this stadium two years ago.
“This result or this match in the three seasons combined, we would have lost 4-1 or 5-1,” Guardiola said.
‘We were not emotionally stable. One of the key points in these games is to be emotionally stable. It’s fundamental. Hopefully in the future we can do better and better. “We play at home next week and our people will give us a hand and help us score.”
Pep Guardiola stated that Manchester City’s greater emotional maturity made them leave the Bernabéu as favorites
Real Madrid denied City a famous comeback in Spain after scoring late in a 3-3 draw.
Guardiola revealed that some of his players had complained about the quality of the pitch, while De Bruyne vomited in the City dressing room and Mateo Kovacic replaced him in the starting eleven.
“One of the secrets at the highest level is to adapt quickly to chaos,” Guardiola added.
City players were unhappy with the Santiago Bernabéu pitch on Tuesday
Kevin de Bruyne was a substitute and began to feel unwell in the locker room before the game.
‘Do not complain. I remember that Real Madrid always had very good grass, it was like a carpet, but today it was not like that. But I’m sure they will fix it without a doubt and without a problem.’
Phil Foden came to life with a stunning goal, his 21st of the season, before coming off with a dead leg and Real manager Carlo Ancelotti suggested his team had improved a lot after last year’s heavy defeat to the winners of the triplet.
“It’s not a fantastic result for us because we wanted to win, but I’m satisfied,” he said.
“We played with courage and a strong personality and that’s what we have to do in Manchester.”
