Pep Guardiola had a much easier night than he expected as Manchester City reached the Champions League final, but he was still at odds with Kevin De Bruyne.
Guardiola was reportedly very pleased with the job Wednesday night his side did as they made Real Madrid look like they could easily tear Real Madrid apart, reversing the scenario of the team that often beat others in the league. .
The first half belonged to the top team of the Premier League, with Bernardo Silva scoring twice and making the European champions look like a Ligue 1 team that had the bad luck to draw Man City in the FA Cup third round.
Things also didn't improve much for Real in the second half when Manuel Akanji and Julian Alvarez scored the opener and literally put Los Blancos down.
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The only thing that made life easier for Carlo Ancelotti's men was the fact that Erling Haaland did not score and De Bruyne had a relative night off. In fact, Guardiola was so displeased with the Belgian that they ended up arguing with the coach when he asked his midfielder to pass the ball, and the player shouted 'shut up, shut up', turning around. back to his boss, as you can see in the video below.
Speaking to Spanish television station Movistar after the game, the former Barcelona coach explained that he was not satisfied with his team at the time of the dispute.
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“When it was 2-0, we rushed a lot,” explained Guardiola.
"Right after the break [Ilkay] Gundogan lost the ball, Kevin made three unnecessary passes and we rushed a lot when we had to do the opposite, cornering them and turning, pushing them in and turning them around. People .
“But that's normal. It's getting closer, you're rushing and that costs us more, although overall we had a great game."
Midway through the second half, Real played their best of the game, but of all the Spanish giants, they only hit three shots on target.
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Guardiola is not happy with De Bruyne. Image:
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It shows you the level that City operate and their manager expect when dealing with one of the world's best midfielders who easily beat the greatest team in Champions League history.
In the end, it didn't matter as the English side secured just one spot in their second league final, after losing to Chelsea in 2021.
They will face Inter Milan in Istanbul and will be overwhelming favorites with fans now yearning to visit Turkey as airfares start to rise.
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