According to Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola, one player can make the difference in the Champions League quarter-final clash against Real Madrid. He wears the famous white jersey.
If it's not a poster, we no longer understand anything about football. Manchester City, defending champion, will face Real Madrid, fourteen-time winner of the event, in the quarter-final of the Champions League. The first leg is scheduled for April 9 in England, with the return to Spain a week later.
The last clash between the two teams in C1 barely dates back to last season when Pep Guardiola's Cityzens eliminated Carlo Ancelotti and his men at the semi-final stage, with a resounding 4-0 inflicted on the Etihad stadium during the return leg. We can imagine the revanchist state of mind of the Madrid players next month.
Smother Bellingham
“ Real Madrid are a different team from last season », Analyzes Guardiola, interviewed at a press conference after the draw carried out on Friday. The Spanish coach also highlights the major transfer last summer to the White House: Jude Bellingham, capable of influencing the decision of this double confrontation.
“ Its influence is obvious and we will have to try to analyze it well to control it. We will have to be vigilant from the start and ensure that he does not have enough space to operate “, declared the Manchester City coach about the young English midfielder (20 years old).
For his first season with Real Madrid, Jude Bellingham displays a record beyond the expectations of his managers: 20 goals and 9 assists in 31 matches, all competitions combined. Jude Bellingham was bought from Borussia Dortmund for just over 100 million euros.
