Pep Guardiola defends Man City's Champions League record
Pep Guardiola has defended his recorded in the Champions League with Manchester City ahead of their highly anticipated quarter-final clash with Bayern Munich.
The Catalan has enjoyed an incredibly successful tenure at City to date, winning four Premier League titles, one FA Cup, four EFL Cups and holds a stunning 72.54% win percentage with the club after almost 400 games in charge.
Despite all this success, Guardiola's team have flattered to deceive on the continent, reaching just one Champions League final - a final they would lose to Chelsea in 2021.
Speaking ahead of City's Champions League quarter final first leg clash against former club Bayern, Guardiola was quizzed about his side's underperformance in the competition.
"We want to try," he said. "It’s an honour to be here, against an elite club like Bayern Munich. We are happy to be here. You have to deserve it. Six, seven years ago when I arrived here - ‘you are here to win the Champions League’. It comes every season.
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"We tried every season but there are teams you face who are good too, and they want to win it too.
"We want to try but that doesn’t mean we’re going to win. Jack Nicklaus, how many majors did he play in his career? 120? How many did he win? Eighteen - wow. He lost more than he won. Michael Jordan, the best athlete, won six NBA titles. How many years did he play? 16? He lost more than he won.
"These games are so difficult. The important thing is to be here, compete well and do our best. If I lose, I lose. I’m not perfect."
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