UEFA Champions League tonight anticipates an intriguing first quarter-final match between "Manchester City" and London's "Tottenham." "The Spurs" will host the "citizens" at their new stadium, who are not only considered favorites of the tournament, but also one of the main candidates to win the Champions League. Speaking at a press conference before the match, Mauricio Pochettino admitted that he and his team face a huge challenge. "As a coach, yes," - when asked if tonight's match against "Man City" is the most important of his life. - "We are happy to have the opportunity to compete in the Champions League quarter-finals, despite all the problems we have had." "It gives motivation to the team, so we are ready to try to defeat our opponents. Our goal is to reach the semi-finals. We know it will be difficult to achieve this, as "Man City" is a very good team that we must respect," - continued the strategist. M. Pochettino has played against Pep Guardiola several times in his career. The Argentine understands that beating Pep's teams is always a tough task. "Working in Spain, I met him many times and matches against "Barcelona" were always extremely difficult. Pep knows that "Tottenham" plays brave football, we like to move forward, be aggressive and play on the front foot. We understand the level of players we will be playing against, but our goal is to step onto the pitch and play as we always have," - added M. Pochettino.
