Pep Guardiola, the Cityzens manager, stressed the importance of sealing their qualification for the knockout stages in order to focus on other competitions, affirming the need to finish top of Group G.
This Tuesday on the occasion of the 4th round of the group stage of the Champions League, Manchester City will host Young Boys at the Etihad Stadium. A decisive match for the Mancunian team which will have the opportunity to enter the round of 16 in the event of a victory against the Swiss. In fact, the Cityzens have 9 points with 3 victories in 3 days.
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Present at the pre-match press conference, the coach of Skyblues, Pep Guardiola, assured that his team did not intend to rest on its laurels. The reigning European champions intend to validate their ticket for the next stage.
“We will try to finish and qualify for February and the next stage,” assured the Spanish technician. It means a lot to the club. Being there is a success. It’s so important, more than you can imagine, because we can park the car until February and focus on the Premier League and the rest. We have to close it on Tuesday,” he explained in comments relayed by BBC Football.
The ancient master of playing Blaugrana intends to finish at the top of his group. “We have to try to finish first. We have the chance to play the second match (of the round of 16) at home and it’s definitely better. “, he judged.
