Pep Guardiola has referred to as for “something special” from his Manchester Metropolis facet to save lots of their Champions League marketing campaign.
Metropolis, the 2023 winners, have slipped outdoors the highest 24 within the league part after successful simply two of their first seven matches and should now beat Membership Brugge on the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday to remain within the competitors.
“The situation that we have is that we have to win the game and if not we will not continue in this competition,” mentioned Metropolis supervisor Guardiola. “But it’s not a problem, it’s an opportunity, a challenge, and we will face it.
“We want to rating quite a bit within the first 20 minutes however I do not suppose it’s going to occur. The strategy is to learn the sport we have now to play – be utterly relaxed, no feelings and perceive the sport.
“I know these type of games you have to put in something special – something there has not been enough of so far in this Champions League – to win the games.”
‘We’ve not been adequate’
Metropolis discover themselves on this predicament after surrendering a 2-0 result in lose 4-2 at Paris Saint-Germain final week.
Though they’re two factors outdoors the play-off positions, their job is a minimum of simple as a result of Membership Brugge are one of many groups above them that they will catch.
Victory, due to this fact, could be sufficient to grab a play-off spot and Guardiola, additionally a two-time successful coach with Barcelona, is used to coping with such pressures.
He mentioned: “I’ve been many years in the Champions League since I started my career as a manager, and these type of games I’ve played many times.
“Eventually you need to play these sort of video games the place if you happen to win you undergo and if you happen to do not you exit.
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“It’s happened more in the further stages but we are here for the reasons we know, that we have not been good enough, but this is a situation we have lived many times.”
Guardiola is refusing to ponder the prospect of defeat.
He added: “It would not be good [to lose] but I’m not thinking about that right now.”
Requested if it could be embarrassing, he mentioned: “Ask me the question after. I know you want it!
“Thanks in your concern once more. I understand how frightened you might be if we’re out. After the sport you may ask me and I’ll reply you.”
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‘It is a remaining for each side’
The stakes are additionally excessive for Membership Brugge, who come into the sport on the again of a 20-game unbeaten run.
Guardiola mentioned: “It’s a final for both of us. I expect a tough opponent. When a team is 20-21 games unbeaten it is because they are good. There are no secrets about that.
“They do it very well – completely different variations within the build-up, a man-marking scenario, it’s all the time uncomfortable.
“We have to do it well but in every team, Manchester City included, there are weaknesses. You have to try to discover all of them and try to punish them.”
Gvardiol’s warning for Metropolis team-mates
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Metropolis are with out defenders Nathan Ake and Ruben Dias however are hopeful John Stones, who has not began for a month, might be match after showing off the bench towards Chelsea on Saturday.
Defender Josko Gvardiol has warned his team-mates to not count on a simple trip towards Membership Brugge.
“I can tell you they are a good team”, he mentioned. “It’s not going to be easy. I faced them three years ago with RB Leipzig and they were really good.
“They play with the large wingers to allow them to play one v one so I feel it’s going to be a superb recreation, we want the factors, we have to win and we’re going to do all the things to win the sport.”
