The paths of Josep Guardiola and Real Madrid meet again. Since 2018, the Cityzens have faced Los Blancos 11 times, which is more than the Madrid side have faced other teams such as Girona, but they have only faced them 10 times in total. Josep Guardiola, who is already familiar with Real Madrid, has commented on this strange coincidence.
Rather than seeing this new fixture as a negative, the Spaniard believes these fixtures will be beneficial for Manchester City to continue improving year on year.
Although it is a “blow” for many, the Catalan coach considers it a valuable learning experience. “The more you play against the best players in the world, the more you learn, the more you progress and the better you become in the future.”
Guardiola’s performance against the white team in the last 11 games has been positive in some ways. Of these matches, the Catalans have won five of them, the last of which took place on December 10 in the group stage of the Champions League.
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Doc, one of the great figures of the “Cityzen” team, has reduced the time to a 100% tie against Real Madrid. “Yesterday he completed his first training session and after that we will talk to the doctors and coaching staff and see how he is doing.” However, Guardiola will have to face the additional “handicap” of Ramadan. “They follow this religious tradition and they also have a good nutritionist who adapts to the needs of the team. I think they are used to it, they are not young anymore, they are used to playing in this period. This is not the first time and we know how to cope. They are in touch with the doctors and they will adapt, but we know what we have to do,” he said.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid want Rafael Obrador and Noel López back. The big question will be Jude Bellingham, who has not played since being injured on February 1st.
