Pep Guardiola admits that his team of Manchester City has 10 finals when they save their season and want to qualify for the Champions League for the next season.
Guardiola told Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest after the 1-0 loss of City that his team had to start winning games in order to remain the Elite Club competition in dispute over the qualification.
With 10 league games that can still be played, City is currently in fourth place, just one point ahead of Chelsea and Brighton and four points behind Forest.
Full time | Loss.
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– Manchester City (@mancity) March 8, 2025
The City leader believed that his team dominated the game against Nuno Espirito Santo’s team, but said that it ultimately cost his team.
“It was a tight game. We checked the transitions really well. We have not created many opportunities, but we have defended really well, ”Guardiola told TNT Sports.
“But in the end we lost a transition, we lost the simple ball and they score.
“You defended really well and we couldn’t find the exact (finish) at the last moment.
“We have 10 games to qualify, you have to win games to qualify (for the Champions League). And we go to the next. “
Guardiola also believes that the league becomes more competitive every year and recognizes the task that its players have until the end of the season.
“We knew before we arrived that the Premier League is always better every season,” added Guardiola.
“We have 10 finals and the next one we start.”
City is next in action when you organize Brighton on Saturday.
