Pep
Guardiola has nothing but praise for his former side, Barcelona, as Manchester
City prepare to face them.
The Spaniard’s Manchester City has
been grouped with Barcelona in the group stages KC the UCL.
This will be Guardiola’s third and
fourth fixture against Barcelona, since leaving the club. He recorded a 5-3
aggregate loss against the Catalan club in the semifinals of the UCL.
“Is [facing Barca] sooner than I
expected? It’s whatever comes your way. We always have to play the best, and
there is no one better than them,” the 45-year-old told Catalan radio station
Tot Costa.
“The three up front can make you so
unbalanced but there is also so much work behind the scenes.”
“How Barcelona play, you note that
there is so much work that has gone into it from Luis Enrique, and they will
keep doing it in the coming years.
“They are the best and it is a great
test for us. We’ve been given this challenge and we have to see what level we
bring.
“But [Borussia] Monchengladbach also
worries me. Today the Champions League starts in the first stage, not the
quarter-finals. You can’t make any errors.
“But it is always lucky to be able to
return to Camp Nou and reacquaint yourself with friends.”
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