"Man City" team was close to defeat in the Champions League quarter-final match in Germany, but managed to break the course of the game and even playing with an incomplete lineup win 3:2 against "Schalke" from Gelsenkirchen.
After the game, "citizens" coach Josep Guardiola praised his players, but did not avoid criticism.
"The result is incredibly good, it's always great to score three goals in a match", said the Catalan.
"The opponents twice beat our goalkeeper and we even received a red card. This shows that we are not yet ready to fight for the tournament titles, but still the achieved result is good.
I knew it would be difficult to play in Germany. The opponents, apart from the 11-meter penalties, did not hit the goal, but managed to score two goals.
After we received a red card, the Germans could have pressed more and scored a couple more goals, which would have meant a downfall for "Man City".
We are happy with the outcome of the match, but the series is not over yet. I hope that in the second match in England we will receive the support of the fans, and in the future we will play even better", said J.Guardiola.
