Josep Guardiola achieved revenge against his former club.
In the UEFA Champions League, "Man City" convincingly defeated "Barcelona" 3:1 at home and thus avenged their previous 0:4 loss.
After the match, the Catalans spoke:
"Our gameplay 11v11 in Barcelona was better than today in the first 38 minutes.
At that moment, we faced the best team in the world and encountered huge difficulties.
If "Barcelona" had taken advantage of the second chance to score, the match would have been over."
"Man City" coach continued to analyze:
"But that's football - Fernandinho slipped away and Messi scored a goal. Today, our accurate shot changed the course of the match - players realized that the bad spell was over. In the second half, we pressed the opponents well and won many balls. We also defended well and executed counterattacks."
"Considering that we have been together for a short time, winning against the best team in the world is very important, also for the group situation. We must win another match to reach the knockout stages and hopefully play even better in the summer. We were lucky to avoid the "Barcelona" team in the next stage," concluded the coach.
