Manchester City's midfielder Kevin De Bruyne surrendered that for all their homegrown strength his club expected to come out on top for the Champions League championship to join any semblance of Wednesday night's rivals Real Madrid in the superpower class of world football.
In the previous ten years, City has guaranteed five English Premier League titles, the FA Cup, and six League Cups to turn into a predominant power in England.
Three of those first-class crowns have come while Pep Guardiola has been in charge.
In any case, progress in European club football's most renowned competition has evaded them.
They lost the 2021 Champions League final to Chelsea. What's more, they stand within touching distance of the last on May 28th against Liverpool at the Stade de France, right outside Paris.
"I figure it would adjust the point of view from outside," said De Bruyne of catching the Champions League.
Fight
The reality is we've been battling for a very long time and getting to the last option stages implies we've been doing all around well.
Assuming you glance back at how we performed (and I have performed for more than seven years), we have done all around well.
"We haven't won it yet, but winning it would change that little story."
While City looks for their most memorable crown, their rivals on Wednesday night are hunting a record-broadening fourteenth prize.
Carlo Ancelotti's men saw off reigning champs Chelsea in the last eight and go into Wednesday night's second leg of the semi-finals four days after securing the La Liga title.
Battle
The City partakes in no such extravagance. They are battling Liverpool for the 2022 Premier League title.
Guardiola's men will begin with the benefit at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday evening, late evening, following their 4-3 triumph in the principal leg at the Etihad on April 26.
"It will be a game between two great groups," said Guardiola. "We saw it in the primary leg and from that point forward, they've turned into the bosses in Spain.
"We are attempting to be champions in England, so it will be a match between two great groups.
"We're in the semi-last and to attempt to be in one more last for the second year straight is our objective."
Madrid's prosperity on Saturday not only brought a record-expanding 35th first-class Spanish title but also an individual adventure for Ancelotti.
The 62-year-old Italian turned into the main mentor to lead sides to titles in Italy, England, France, Germany, and Spain.
He said his group would be in for a fight to arrive at the last.
"We have an enormous test in front of us and an extraordinary opportunity to play in another Champions League," he added.
"The energy is great in the group and we know the troubles that will come, but we are additionally exceptionally certain.
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