Thursday, September 19

Guardiola: “In the second half we suffocated them”

Guardiola: “En el segundo tiempo los asfixiamos”

Pep assured that City came out much more aggressive in the second half.

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By: Drafting

Manchester City claimed the victory over PSG in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals, by turning the scoreboard in the second half of the match.

Faced with the feat of City, their coach Pep Guardiola , assured that in the first half of the first leg of the semifinals against the Paris Saint-Germain were not able to make their game , but in the second they managed to suffocate the rival.

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“When we conceded the goal we were not at the level required by this competition, It is not easy when you have rivals like Neymar or Mbappé “, said the technician to the RMC Sport television channel.

“In the second half we were more aggressive, we were able to get the ball and We had a good result. They tried to leave, but we have not let them. If you let Verratti, Paredes or Marquinhos connect with Neymar, you are lost. But we have suffocated them ”, he assured.

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“At halftime we haven’t changed anything, we only told ourselves that we had to play with our personality . And that is what we have done ”, he added.