Guardiola: “I don’t know if a doctor, architect or teacher is told if the position is being played”

Under profile and self -criticism for a season that, for the moment, is not what Pep expected. Guardiola knows that the qualifiers against Madrid are not two more games, but as usual, he praised the whites and maintained a low profile. The time will come to chest. Or not: «There are few teams in Europe that have the history of real Madrid. We have great respect. I think this game is the great rivalry of today’s European football, ”said the Catalan.

Guardiola He does not believe that the tie will be key in his future. He renewed at the end of last year and threw irony when asked if his position would be in danger in case of not passing: «I do not know if a doctor, an architect or a teacher is told if the position is being played. I know that in all the fields they sing it to me, but I don’t have that feeling. Ok, it’s what I think today, but the same tomorrow they throw me to the street. But I don’t have that feeling.

Nor has the feeling that there is a clear favorite in the tie. There he put something tense with the Spanish press, ensuring that we were who posted that poster. He doesn’t care: «When you won in the Bernabéu in 2022, You said you were favorites and then we put four here. And last year you said that we were the favorites and they won. Do what you want. We know that the tie will be hard. Change little to be a favorite or not. I think the tie will be quite cool ».

PEP did not want to enter why Madrid has not decided to sign, while they have spent 210 million in the winter market. For Guardiola, not just the Madrid It has casualties. They have Aké, Stones, Doku and Nico as serious doubts: «We have lacked much more than Rodri. If it had only been Rodri … I think Madrid has been able to survive better than us. Asencio’s impact has been good, and I don’t know who will play on the right. I think I will happen to Madrid back will depend on how we are above ».

Guardiola praised the solidarity of Madrid In recent years to win so many Champions, something that constantly repeats Ancelotti as a potion of success: «In modern football if it does not apply defensively it is more complicated. The defensive discipline of Madrid has made the difference in recent seasons. Look what they did last year here. In the Bernabéu we put two goals out of the area and here they did not let us go once from that area ».

Tie in which they marked Rodrygo and ViniciusIn addition to Valverde. Pep’s ’11’ of Madrid spoke well: “Vinicius made a fantastic season and also deserved to win the Golden Ball, but this theme is already finished.”