Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola faced the press after the 0-6 Premier League win over Ipswich Town . Logically, he was invited to talk about the match against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday at the Parc des Princes on matchday 7 of the Champions League league phase.
Guardiola “They played yesterday, we play today.”
“They played yesterday, we play today. We have a long journey ahead of us. Now we’ll go home and prepare for this final in Paris. In fact, we have two finals. If we win both, we qualify. If we win one, there’s a good chance of that too, but we’ve still got to pick up points, because we’ve got ourselves into a bit of a mess”, comments relayed by Le Parisien.
We don’t much like to see coaches start complaining about details around the calendar. That’s the way it is, there are pros and cons for everyone. Some might also say that Manchester City were able to recover more strength before their match on Sunday, since they had played on the previous Tuesday, which leaves more time than PSG, who had to play on Wednesday and Saturday, which is not easy to manage.
The match won’t be played on that and everyone knows it. There’s no excuse. Above all, we need to prepare as well as possible in order to put in a great performance. Each team needs points, and we’re expecting an intense and spectacular encounter.
