Pep Guardiola clarifies the importance of the Champions League he won at Barça

Published:5/03/2024 - 17:28h

Updated:5/03/2024 - 17:29h

Pep Guardiola still has good memories of his successful time as coach of FC Barcelona. In fact, he recently highlighted the importance of the first UEFA Champions League that he won with the Barça team

Pep Guardiola, trainer of the Manchester City, appeared in front of the media in the previous press conference to the party between his club and the Copenhagen FC in the Etihad Stadium. This meeting is valid by the duel of gone of the eighth of final of the UEFA Champions League, and the square 'citizen' looks for to ensure his pass to the quarter-finals of this contest. Previously, the picture mancuniano won 3-1 in Danish earths with annotations of Kevin Of Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden.

The one of Santpedor had the opportunity to speak on the difficulties to top champion of the League of Champions, and stood out that at present it presents a greater complexity heave the 'Orejona'. "The League of Champions is more difficult each season. The teams are better, the trainers are better", began saying.

Nevertheless, exentrenador of the FC Barcelona emphasized that, in spite of the greater current difficulties, does not subtract merit to the titles obtained with the Barcelona cast in this competition. It is necessary to remember that Guardiola won the Champions League in the seasons 2008-09 and 2010-11 with the club culé, curiously winning to the Manchester United in both finals. "It is harder now that when I won it with the Barcelona, but the true is that each title is difficult and think that the first League of Champions that won has so much merit like the one of the past season with the City", highlighted.

The expectations of Pep Guardiola in this campaign with the City

In this sense, Pep Guardiola affirmed which is the aim of the Manchester City in this competition, referring to the approach of 'split to party'. "Our only aim is to win morning. Only we think in the Copenhagen. The season happened do not speak of the triplete until we win it. It is better to be in this position having won already the League of Champions, but the season of the triplete finished. It was another. Still it remains a lot, we are at the beginning of March. Once we arrive to these heights have to win parties, and tomorrow have the opportunity to arrive to the quarter-finals, that is our aim. We do not think at all further", it concluded.