People can make jokes on social media! Pep Guardiola scratched his nose and forehead with his nails in frustration of a draw against Feyenoord in November last year. How can the Manchester City coach feel after losing at the Parc des Princes last night? A picture of Guardiola with nails on his face and entire head is floating on social media X. Guardiola must be feeling that way now.
City were 2-0 ahead until 55 minutes at the Parc des Princes. But then who knows what happened, Guardiola’s team digested two goals to PSG in 4 minutes. Later, in the added time from 78, 2 more goals were digested. At this rate, City’s back is against the wall. Now the clear calculation is that Guardiola’s team will have to win against Club Brugge next Wednesday to get to the play-off stage. The English club will have to leave any result other than winning.
Guardiola also knows that, so he told the media after the match, “We will get one last chance against Brugge. If we don’t make it [to the playoffs], it means we don’t deserve that. ’
City could not win the match for the ninth time in all competitions this season – which is the highest among the Premier League clubs this season. In the Champions League, the opponent lost three matches in a row. As a reason for the defeat, Guardiola thinks that City could not control the game in the midfield. Of course, how can City, only 36.9 percent of the time in the whole match, which is unusual for a team playing under Guardiola. Playing with possession of the ball is the characteristic of Guardiola’s team.
As a reason for the loss, Guardiola said, “They came down while having possession of the ball. But we created the problem. We didn’t play after 2-0, especially after 2-1. You have to play with the ball and they were better than us. ’
City’s game this season has seen everything collapse in a hurry. City conceded 3 goals in 8 minutes against Sporting Lisbon, 2 goals in 5 minutes against Brighton, 2 goals in 7 minutes against Tottenham, 3 goals in 15 minutes against Feyenoord, 2 goals in 2 minutes against Manchester United and 2 goals in 8 minutes against Brentford.
There is no shortage of people who want to see the city’s departure. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti wants it. “Yes, it would have been better if City were eliminated because they are Champions League contenders again,” Ancelotti said after beating Salzburg last night to reach the knockout stages. ’