According to coach Pep Guardiola (Man City): "The Bernabeu stadium looks brilliant, perfect in everything except the pitch. Mr. Florentino Perez (Real Madrid President) only needs to worry about the next step of having the best pitch, as Real Madrid has always done."
Coach Pep Guardiola made a surprising statement about the Bernabeu pitch to put down his opponent
This is considered a "sarcastic" statement from the Spanish strategist, who is a member of Barcelona, a long-time rival of Real Madrid. Mr. Pep Guardiola said that the Bernabeu's grass is very poor, uneven and affects the quality of Man City's play.
Man City midfielder Rodri (also Spanish), supported coach Pep Guardiola's criticism of the Bernabeu pitch with its tall, upright grass, which was not trimmed evenly. "It looks beautiful from above, but as players on the pitch, it really hurts us a little bit. The Bernabeu pitch has caused us a lot of difficulties," Rodri shared after the match.
Responding to complaints from Man City, Real Madrid coach Ancelotti replied: "The grass at the Etihad Stadium is similar, with the same length and width as here (Bernabeu). I don't think this factor affects the quality of the game. At the Etihad, the disadvantage is that Real Madrid will have fewer fans."
"I'm not worried about anything. Real Madrid will be without Tchouameni due to suspension. But Nacho and Militao are ready to replace him. We hope to continue to play another explosive match in the second leg at the Etihad Stadium against Man City. If we can do as what just happened, I believe Real Madrid will go through," said coach Ancelotti.
Coach Ancelotti (middle) disagrees with the statements of coach Pep Guardiola (right)
Meanwhile, coach Pep Guardiola, after complaining about the Bernabeu pitch, assessed the match result: "The draw is an optimistic result for Man City. With my experience, the second leg at Etihad will be easier than at Bernabeu. But there are still 90 minutes ahead, anything can happen and remember, we are facing Real Madrid. I have the feeling that, no matter how well you do, Real Madrid will always make it difficult for you."
In the match at Bernabeu Stadium in the early morning of April 10, Man City took an early 1-0 lead thanks to Bernardo Silva's goal in the 2nd minute. Real Madrid immediately responded to lead 2-1 with Dias' own goal in the 12th minute and Rodrygo's goal in the 14th minute. In the second half, Foden and Gvardiol scored 2 consecutive goals in the 66th and 71st minutes to help Man City lead 3-2. But just 8 minutes later, Valverde managed to equalize the score to 3-3.
This result means Man City and Real Madrid will continue to fight to the death in the second leg at 2am on April 18 at Etihad Stadium, to determine the winner and win a place in the Champions League semi-finals.
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