‘Dream’: Guardiola and De Bruyne eyeing final Man City glory
City are bidding to win the competitors for the primary time, and full the treble, as they face Inter Milan within the remaining in Istanbul on Saturday.
Guardiola’s facet have dominated the home scene in recent times however repeatedly fallen brief chasing Europe’s high prize, the one the membership covets most extremely.
City playmaker De Bruyne and supervisor Guardiola each spoke at a pre-match press convention on the Ataturk Olympic Stadium on Friday.
De Bruyne was requested first if he felt victory was a “dream” or an “obsession”.
The Belgium worldwide stated: “Maybe both. It depends who you ask. Every professional player wants to win the Champions League and be on top.
“If you may win the Champions League, you’ve reached one of many largest issues you may.”
Guardiola was in agreement when asked the same question.
The Catalan, who guided Barcelona to victory in the competition twice, has taken City into the knockout stages seven times but their runner-up finish in 2021 is the closest they have come to success.
“Absolutely it’s a dream,” he said. “To obtain issues you need to have right portion of obsession and want, it’s a optimistic phrase, and willingness to attempt to do it, however in fact it’s a dream.”
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