Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, intractable leader of the Premier League, will seek to relaunch their options to win a title that escaped him last season against Chelsea (1-0) in Porto.
The Spanish coach, who he hasn’t won the Champions League since he left Barcelona (in 2009 and 2011), continues to pursue another success in continental competition with the
Manchester City, after several disappointments, both on the Citizens and Bayern Munich bench.
This Tuesday, they will face Sporting, who will have the talent of their coach Ruben Amorim, 37 years old. Second in the Portuguese league this season, Amorim has given his team a boost by leading them to their first Portuguese champions title since 2002 last season.
team confidence
Joao Cancelo, Manchester City player, stressed that his team deserves a Champions League and who knows how to handle the pressure of reaching a final in European competition.
“This club deserves to win a ‘Champions League’. It is what the club works for and what we are trying to achieve this season”Cancelo said.
“We are a very strong team. The players we have know how to deal with the pressure of reaching a Champions League final, but we are up against the best in Europe,” he added.
Then, he stressed: “Right now we are in a good moment. We don’t concede many goals and we score a lot. That reflects our daily work. Now we’re thinking about the Champions League and the game against Sporting, that’s the game we want to win.”
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*With AFP
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