Guardiola: I accept defeat, and the exclusion from the Champions League may happen
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola spoke to the media, after the loss against Paris Saint-Germain 4-2 in the Champions League.
The coach said: In the first half, they had some moments, and we had some moments, but they were better. We scored the first goal, and we were unable to keep it, at that moment we got out of the match, improved their performance, then they became better. They were faster and stronger in bilateral confrontations. They took control of the middle and we could not deal with it. "
He added: "I accept this defeat because the best team won. We have a last opportunity on our land against Club Bruges. If we win, we hope we can qualify."
He stressed: "We never presented the match that we wanted, but for this reason I gave a lot of credit to Paris Saint-Germain. They are an unusual team. But after we advanced 2-0, if we were able to achieve this ... but they registered immediately after that. Then if we can To keep the ball a little and stay this way, that would be better, but we could not do this. "
"To defend the result, you should keep the ball and did not do that. They had more ball, and they attacked better and for this reason it was difficult," he added.
He concluded: “Exit the Champions League? This may happen. If we do not win, we do not deserve it. Sporting is a difficult team, Paris Saint -Germain is a difficult team, Juventus is a difficult team, and all the matches that we played outside our land were difficult. This is the truth. We did not happen. On enough points.
The coach said: In the first half, they had some moments, and we had some moments, but they were better. We scored the first goal, and we were unable to keep it, at that moment we got out of the match, improved their performance, then they became better. They were faster and stronger in bilateral confrontations. They took control of the middle and we could not deal with it. "
He added: "I accept this defeat because the best team won. We have a last opportunity on our land against Club Bruges. If we win, we hope we can qualify."
He stressed: "We never presented the match that we wanted, but for this reason I gave a lot of credit to Paris Saint-Germain. They are an unusual team. But after we advanced 2-0, if we were able to achieve this ... but they registered immediately after that. Then if we can To keep the ball a little and stay this way, that would be better, but we could not do this. "
"To defend the result, you should keep the ball and did not do that. They had more ball, and they attacked better and for this reason it was difficult," he added.
He concluded: “Exit the Champions League? This may happen. If we do not win, we do not deserve it. Sporting is a difficult team, Paris Saint -Germain is a difficult team, Juventus is a difficult team, and all the matches that we played outside our land were difficult. This is the truth. We did not happen. On enough points.