Guardiola said: âDefinitely for all of us and for the club and I am incredibly proud. We are in the final of the Champions League. Those are nice words [to say]. Now we will start to enjoy it. We need one step to win the Premier League [by beating Chelsea at home on Saturday] and we have two or three weeks to prepare for the final.â
To become European champions Guardiola believes it may have to be written in the stars.
âManchester United won the Champions League [in 2008 against Chelsea] because [John] Terry slipped [in the penalty shootout].
âUnited won in the last minute in the Camp Nou [against Bayern Munich] in the last minutes [in 1999]. The stars are involved in that. I think reaching the final of the Champions League has made a bigger picture of what weâve done in [my] five years as manager.
It was all on Neymar to get Paris Saint-Germain through a crucial Champions League match as Kylian Mbappe watched on from the stands, injured. Beating Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City would have been a daunting challenge even with Mbappe available, but without him the pressure was on his Brazilian strike partner to deliver.
This, however, was what Neymar wanted all along. He made the move to the French capital in the first place to escape Lionel Messi’s shadow at Barcelona with PSG more than willing to make him the face of their club. The emergence of Mbappe changed the dynamic at the Parc des Princes, but Tuesday’s Champions League semi final second leg was how Neymar had originally envisaged it - all on his shoulders.
5 May 2021
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will have some big decisions to make at the end of the season as Manchester United prepare for a busy summer.
Edinson Cavani’s future at Old Trafford is the hottest topic currently. Everyone is desperate for the Uruguayan hitman to remain in Manchester following an impressive maiden Premier League campaign.
Despite his age and several physical setbacks, the ex-Paris Saint-Germain star has been immensely significant in terms of experience and ability to shine in big matches.
Solskjaer has reiterated his desire to have Cavani on the team for another year, as the 34-year-old edges closer towards renewing his season-long deal.
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