Pep Guardiola reiterates Toni Kroos’ ‘10-1 loss for Real Madrid’ remarks at Etihad, says Manchester City were really close to winning UCL last season
Pep Guardiola calls Toni Kroos a genius as he reiterates his last year's prediction.
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Pep Guardiola trained Toni Kroos during their days in Bayern Munich
Manchester City are on the verge of winning a treble. The Pep Guardiola side has qualified for the Champions League final defeating Real Madrid. Keeping this in mind, the Spanish tactician reiterated in the words of Toni Kroos on Wednesday. The Cityzen coach thinks his team was ‘nearly there’ even last year after recalling the words of the Real Madrid midfielder.
Toni Kroos said last year that Real Madrid could lose by 10-1 or 10-2 in the Etihad Stadium. The Real Madrid side although lost in the Etihad saw a miraculous result in the second leg in Santiago Bernabeu. The Carlo Ancelotti side moved on to the Finals to win the Champions League.
Pep Guardiola’s side saw a different result this year. Manchester City coach went on saying that Toni Kroos is the ‘best player’ and his words actually mean it. But this time the former Bayern Munich coach indicated towards finally ending the Champions League drought as they have already defeated Real Madrid by a big margin in the Semi-Final.
Pep Guardiola trained Toni Kroos during his days at Bayern Munich. The former Manchester City coach was successful in winning the Champions League with the Bundesliga giants. The German midfielder then secured his position the next year in Real Madrid.
Pep Guardiola worried about injuries in Manchester City squad ahead of the Champions League final
Manchester City are high in spirits after winning the Premier League. The Citizens now look ahead to win the FA Cup as well as the Champions League and conquer the treble. But the Spaniard is already worried about the news of injuries ahead of the finals.
The former Barcelona coach reported that four players of the Manchester City squad are currently facing injuries after winning the title. The likes of Manuel Akanji, Aymeric Laporte, Ruben Dias, and Jack Grealish are not fit as per the current fitness report in the Manchester City camp. The injury was reported immediately after winning the seventh title. The Citizens defeated Chelsea by one goal coming from Julian Alvarez. The team played with his second lineup while giving rest to his main players.
Manchester City is looking ahead for a historic chase with the likes of all players in the squad. Pep Guardiola’s side will have a busy week. The 7 times Premier League Champions will face Ten Hag’s Manchester United in the FA Cup final on 3rd June. The side will then immediately fly to Istanbul to face Inter Milan on 10th June in the Champions League final.
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