Manchester, England.
Pep Guardiolacoach of Manchester Cityassured that they gave everything against him real Madridbut that is not enough against the white team, which beat them in the penalty shootout (3-4) to qualify for the semifinals and what the coach described as “what a hell of a way to lose.”
“I would have preferred to win, of course. First of all, congratulate real Madrid for qualifying for the semi-finals. He Madrid He defended very far back, with a lot of solidarity. We gave it our all, I don’t regret anything. We have done everything, both defensively and offensively. “It is what it is,” he said. Guardiola at a press conference.
“The three games have been very similar, they have defended further back, we have created many opportunities, but this is about scoring goals. They will be in the semifinals and we will not, due to small details. Sometimes you win penalties, sometimes you don’t. We have not converted the opportunities we have had. We have all been at the best level, to beat Madrid you have to be at 100%, we have been, but it has not been enough.”
“I do not judge. “It’s Carlo’s decision,” said the Spanish coach about Carlo’s defensive approach. Ancelotti. “In another sport, statistically, we would have won, but football has this wonderful thing.”
“I, as a coach, can only ask this of my players. Of course I give credit to Madrid, has been able to endure and resist. We have faced many closed teams and we always found a way to find a gap, today we lacked it.”
“There is no such thing as luck and I agree. We have not managed to score a goal. We have done everything. What a hell of a way to lose. Today it hurts, but tomorrow we have to get up and continue. “We can’t always win.”
