Pep Guardiola Insists Man City Didn’t Use FFP Ban as Motivation for Real Madrid Win

Pep Guardiola has publicly warned his Manchester City side that Real Madrid will hit back in the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie. ​

Gabriel Jesus and Kevin de Bruyne scored for City at the Bernabeu to give the Premier League side a 2-1 lead going into the second leg, but Guardiola warned that the pair of away goals don’t mean his team are safe.

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“Today we’re happy but still it’s not over,” ​he said after the match. “If there’s one team in the world that can overcome everything is this club for its experience, its history, but hopefully for our people we can do a good performance and go through.Jesus1De BruyneWho has scored more goals in Premier League 2019/20?

“I’m pretty sure Zidane and his people are going to look at what we have done and the second game will be different, we’ll have to be cautious and be alert to what he’s trying to do, adapt quick and try to go there to win the game.”

He also insisted that ​City weren’t motivated by their impending ban from the ​Champions League, adding: “We could not control what happened off the pitch, all we can do is on the pitch and they want to do it. The last seasons we were outstanding, we compete really, really well. This competition is special. They want to do it and they do it for ourselves, for our fans.

“I want to be honest – it’s not easy for our club to live that. But I’m so confident that everything is going to go well. All we can do is to help the team and play good and win games. Hopefully the board, the lawyers and the rest can convince UEFA we did good things and not the wrong things.”

City return to domestic action this weekend to face Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup final. 

Source: 90min.com