Pep Guardiola Manchester City is challenging to prove that they are still a “private” team against Real Madrid

Pep Guardiola wants Manchester City that they are still a “private” team when they face Real Madrid in the Champions League.

City must overcome real in a tie with legs to ensure its location in the last 16 of the competition after it occupied 22 in the newly declining league.

In fact, the winners in 2023 needed a victory over Bruges in their final group match to avoid exit from the competition completely, while they were also fifth in the Premier League during what was a bad season so far.

Before the Tuesday match in Al -Ittihad, Guardiola said: “The group stage, the phase of the knockout is always difficult.

“We play the second game away because we were not good enough at the group stage. We didn’t deserve it (to move directly to the last 16).

But the coach of the city insisted: “The team, our team, has a special thing and we hope tomorrow we will prove it.

“I will not deny how confidence with the players who gave us this amazing contract, winning a lot of things and playing a high level, and I know what we can do.

“Of course, we will prepare today with the team, and what we will challenge, and we hope we can perform well.”

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The interest bundle will be the fourth consecutive season that City and Real drew each other in the stages of the Champions League, where all these previous meetings are coming in the semi -finals.

Their continuous battles, which witnessed real progress twice and a city once on the way to win the trilogy in 2023, led to the meeting as one of the great modern football competitions.

On this idea, Guardiola added: “In the past decade, yes, perhaps, because it is not normal for you to play the same competitor all the time.

“With regard to history, in the end, we cannot compare we will be honest against Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Barcelona or Milan. This type of group.

In the past decade we were present. In recent years, a tie, we play against them. “

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City will be tested by some of the most attackers in Europe on Tuesday, as it looks at a real line with a firm line from Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo.

“It is impossible in 90/120/200 minutes to control these players,” Guardiola said.

“They are exceptional how they collect, contestants, the ability to one against one, and how they keep the ball, all four exceptional.

“Everyone knows this, so you have to reduce this post as much as possible, knowing that it will happen, accept it.”