The first comment from Manchester City on facing Real Madrid: “We are tired, always the same”
UEFA held the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League today, Friday, and it resulted in 4 fiery confrontations: Barcelona vs. Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid vs. Manchester City, Atletico Madrid vs. Borussia Dortmund, and Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal.
Real Madrid is supposed to face Manchester City on the 9th and 10th of April at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, while the return match will be held on the 16th and 17th of the same month at the Etihad Stadium in England.
This confrontation is considered an opportunity for Real Madrid to take revenge for last year’s bitter elimination from the semi-finals against Manchester City, where the first leg in Spain ended 1-1, while the Merengues lost 4-0 in the second leg.
Txiki Begiristain , Manchester City ‘s sporting director , joked on Movistar when asked about the Champions League draw , which once again paired his team with Real Madrid : “What a shame again, bored with these balls, always the same.”
The difficulty of the draw: “The draw is the same as last year, change Liverpool for Arsenal… we will try to remember what happened last year and that we managed to reach the final. They are the ones with the most titles and that “consistency of always being in the last phase… We consider ourselves strong, we are having a great Champions League, we have a good streak and these are trends.”
How do you see Real Madrid: “It’s their competition, historically they have done badly in the League and the Champions League has done well. The competition arrives and it doesn’t matter what happens, on top of that this year they are at their best in the League. But it doesn’t matter, they enjoy it and when “They face it, they believe they are going to win it.
Revalidate the Champions League title or the other competitions: “We want all three, we are in the quarterfinals in the FA Cup against Newcastle, we are in all three… in the Premier we are one point away and we always do great things and in the Champions League we have “We’ve gotten a taste for being there. We have enough mentality to be there.”
