Manuel Pellegrini reckons Manchester City can go all the way in the Champions League after their historic win over Paris Saint-Germain.
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He also praised Kevin De Bruyne. “I think we were better but we still made too many mistakes, especially in the first game”.
Cristiano Ronaldo came through for Real Madrid again, scoring a hat trick to lead his team back to the semifinals of the Champions League with a 3-0 win over Wolfsburg on Tuesday.
“The project of this club is not finished, the club want to improve every year, this season, next season”.
“We are waiting for the draw, but now we have to play three games for the Premier League”.
“But I never understand the criticism we get”.
In Wednesday’s quarter-finals, Bayern face Benfica in Portugal and last season’s champions Barcelona travel to Atletico Madrid looking to protect their 2-1 advantage.
“We have lost a couple of players to suspension as well – we are not going to hide behind that but it is a fact”.
The England goalkeeper started on PSG’s only other visit to the Etihad Stadium in the 2008-2009 UEFA Cup group stage and the City stalwart is confident this historic season can get better.
“I have had lots of offers from English clubs”, Ibrahimovic said.
Aguero, who missed a first-half penalty against PSG before Kevin De Bruyne’s 76th-minute strike sealed the win, knows there is now no easy route to the final in Milan on May 28.
“That would be interesting for whom?”
“The money is not the most important thing”, Pellegrini said.
“We are always with him”.
Ibrahimovic himself registered only two shots throughout the second leg, and had the fewest touches of any outfield starter, as well as the lowest pass completion percentage.
“Of course I am responsible”, the PSG head coach said. “The City players were very physical and imposed their physicality upon us”. We had to step up.
Tuesday saw de Bruyne score his third goal in four appearances since returning from a two months out with a a knee injury. “PSG didn’t create a lot of chances, so well done to the defenders”, explained City’s record £54 million ($77 million, 68 million euros) signing. I think they want to continue in the long-term, trying to improve in every sense in every department.
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“We had to be good in defence, compact in midfield and deny them space but we were not so good in possession”, Blanc said.
