Pep Guardiola said that Manchester City should now fight to qualify for the next season’s Champions League, when Kelian Mabappa’s Hat Trick for Real Madrid dropped the Premier League Champion out of the competition before 16 rounds.
Eradication in the hands of the holders ensured that Barcelona and Bayern Munich Coach Guardiola would not reach 16 rounds for the first time in their coaching career.
Mbappé’s hat trick in the next round won 3–1 seconds for Real to struggle against Bayer Lever Kusen or Atletico Madrid, and win 6-3 over Agiget.
With the city now out of the competition and 17 points behind the Premier League leaders Liverpool, Guardiola said that his team should now focus on achieving top-four finish in England. Champions League expectations.
“We could not protect well with the movement from Mbappé and it was more difficult,” Guardiola said. “The best team won, they deserve it.
“We have always staged a group platform in the Champions League season – final, semi -finals, but we have not been good in all competitions this season.
“I think we were better than real in the last three sessions, but this time they were better. They were worth it. We have to accept what we want to do and move forward.
“We have 13 games in the Premier League to try and stay here in the next season. Nothing is eternal.
“We are incredible and we have to try. We can’t win the league and we have to stay in the top four or top five to try to stay here again.”
City has faced Madrid four times in the Champions League knockout stages since 2020, winning two relationships and lost two relations in it. And Guardiola said that this defeat did not hurt Madrid as much as the previous loss as his side was unable to compete on two legs.
“It is okay to accept the reality that they were better,” said Guardiola. “When we were playing outstanding in the last season, it hurts more than today.
“I always ask my teams that the team that is worthy of winning to win all the time, but it does not happen in football.
“This is reality, so we should reflect the good things we have done.” We have time to think about it (the future of the team). Now it is easy to say, but this is not the case.
“It was difficult to lose 2-3 at home, but with a good result, I know how good they are. Over time, teams and clubs will accept what it is.”
The next Sunday for the city is a high-profile premiere league matchup with Leaders Liverpool. The situation of star striker Erling Hyldand, who was unable to play against Madrid on Wednesday due to injury, is suspicious of that game.
