Pep also admitted that "Man City is on the verge of eliminating the round of 16." "This is reality. We have to win the last game."
Pep also admitted that "Man City is on the verge of eliminating the round of 16." "This is reality. We have to win the last game."
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Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City were on the verge of elimination.
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) won 4-2 against Manchester City in the seventh game of the 2024-0225 UEFA Champions League (UCL) phase at Parc des Princes in Paris, France on the 23rd (Korea time).
It was an important match for both teams. The newly established league phase will run through eight rounds, with the top eight teams advancing directly to the round of 16. The 9th to 24th teams will have a playoff qualifying for the round of 16. Manchester City, which had six matches each, ranked 24th, and PSG 26th. The sliding team could not afford to lose its chance for the round of 16 playoff as it failed to advance to the 24th place.
Manchester City took the lead in the fifth minute of the second half when Jack Grealish kicked the ball that hit Gianluigi Donnarumma in front of the gate. Three minutes later, when Grealish's cutback was deflected off the opponent's defense, Elling Holan, who was in front of the goal, pushed it in. Until then, it was hard to imagine that Manchester City, which led 2-0 at this time, would lose.
However, the tide turned in an instant. PSG chased after Bradley Barcola at the 11th minute of the second half with a comeback goal by Usman Dembele. In the 15th minute of the second half, when Desiree Doue's shot hit the post, Barcola pushed it from the right side of the penalty area.
PSG, which gained confidence, turned the game around in the 33rd minute of the second half when João Neves connected Vitinha's free kick with a diving header. On top of that, in the extra time of the second half, Gonzalo Hamus scored a net to confirm the victory.
With the loss, Manchester City slid to 25th place with two wins, two draws and three losses (eight points) from seven matches. PSG ranked 22nd with 10 points, successfully jumping into the top 24 for now.
"We have the last game at home against Club Brugge," Guardiola said after the match. "If we don't win, we don't deserve it. It's always a difficult situation, and this is the reality. We didn't get enough points and we have to accept it. We have to do our job." 스포츠토토
"We couldn't cope. If one team was better, I have no problem accepting. Now we have our last game against Brugge. We have to beat them," he added.