Guardiola's dig at the advantage of the calendar for Paris

Now, it's time for the big Champions League clash between PSG and Manchester City which will shake up the debates until Wednesday. The capital club is gambling on its European future, with the obligation to take at least one point, or even three, before hosting Stuttgart for another final. Bad luck, Manchester City, which was in doubt a few weeks ago, is regaining confidence. The poor Ipswich team swept away this Sunday (0-6) can attest to this.

A match 24 hours later on the road

Which does not prevent a certain Pep Guardiola from displaying a somewhat grumbling speech before the clash. Yesterday evening, after the Citizens' victory, the Spanish manager could not refrain from tackling the organization of the calendar, which placed the City match 24 hours after that of PSG, and on the road what's more. “They played yesterday, we play today. We have to take a long journey. Now we will go back and prepare for this final in Paris. In fact, we have two finals. If we win both, we qualify. If we win one, there is a good chance too but we still have to take points because we put ourselves in trouble alone,” said Guardiola.

The Manchester City coach, well aware that his team had “a lot of problems” and “could not perform” at its level during the last European meetings, now hopes to see his team confirm its current good dispositions. “I hope to continue like this in Paris,” announced the Spanish technician.

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