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There are two league games and an FA Cup final at home for Manchester City this season, but manager Pep Guardiola admits he is starting to think about the Champions League final.
Success manager at least started studying Inter.
– I started by watching a few minutes of Inter on video. Guardiola says I really like what they’re doing.
Guardiola also spoke to friends in Italy.
– Everyone tells me the same thing: “Watch out,” he says.
– There’s no need to tell me because I saw it myself. Guardiola said: I’ve already seen a few minutes in some matches.
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The former coach of Barcelona and Bayern Munich believes that it is no coincidence that Italy has teams in all European finals with Inter in the Champions League, Roma in the European League and Fiorentina in the Conference League, as well as having several teams in the Champions League. Semi-finals (Milan and Juventus).
– I know because I played there, and I know the mentality of the Italian teams in the finals. Two decades ago, the Italian league was the best in the world. It was where everyone wanted to go, players and managers alike. How many gold medals do they have? Guardiola, who played at Roma and spent two spells at Brescia, says it’s down to their mentality.
It’s always difficult to go into finals against Italian teams, says coach Erling Braut Haaland.
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Manchester City benefits from winning the Champions League. The match against Inter will be the second final in the Light Blues tournament.
Inter are third in Serie A with 20 points, ahead of league winners Napoli, with two rounds remaining.
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