"I know it won't be complete if we don't win the UCL"

BeSoccer 11 months ago 1.3k
Pep aware of the importance of the UCL. EFE

Pep Guardiola spoke from cloud nine after his side celebrated their Premier League win. The Manchester City boss said that the season's aim "won't be complete" if they don't get the Champions League against Inter Milan.

Pep Guardiola joined in the festivities at the Etihad Stadium after winning the English top flight. Manchester City have already won the Premier League, but the FA Cup and the Champions League are still on the horizon.

The Spanish manager spoke to the press after beating Chelsea: "Sometimes it's unfair you've got to win the Champions League to get credit you deserve for what you have done, but you've got to accept it. I think it's fine. I know it won't be complete if we don't win the Champions League".

However, Pep was grateful they get to play with such pressure: "Playing with this pressure is something nice, it's necessary. What we've done is extraordinary. Everyone knows it, all the managers, sporting directors, players and clubs know how exceptional it is".

The Catalan manager rounded off his discourse with a word on the Premier League they have just won, at the expense of Arsenal: "I couldn't have imagined winning 5 out of 6. We don't need decades to realise how good it has been, that feeling".

Manchester City have had to work their socks off and Pep Guardiola recognised that: "It's been very demanding. I'm knackered. The relentlessness and not giving up, so many times I've said: 'You have to win today":

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