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Why was coach Pep Guardiola asked if he congratulated Real Madrid on winning La Liga?

Before the second leg semi-final Champions League At 2 a.m. tomorrow morning on May 5 at the Bernabeu, Man City’s coach Pep Guardiola was asked by the Spanish press whether to congratulate Real Madrid on winning La Liga or not?

The fact that the players of the teams have set up a fence of honor to congratulate Real Madrid champion La Liga or not is also the subject of fierce controversy in Spain, when the rival team Atlético Madrid officially refused in the match of the two teams to meet at 2:00 a.m. on the morning of May 9, at Wanda Metropolitano.

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Coach Pep Guardiola is alert to pressure from the Spanish press

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As is customary, the team won a national championship early, then in the remaining matches, the opponents’ players often lined up the honor fence and applauded. However, Atletico Madrid believes that this is a matter of not being forced, and they will not do it because they do not like it, because there is a feeling of humiliation.

This season, Real Madrid won La Liga early from the previous round, officially reclaiming the throne from Atletico Madrid. However, there will also be teams to implement, and it is the right of each club to decide when Real Madrid’s La Liga victory is worthy.

Meanwhile, Man City club, although from England, is led by coach Pep Guardiola, a Spaniard from Catalonia and also a former coach of Barcelona club. Before the match with Real Madrid, he was also embroiled in a debate about whether to line up the honor guard or not.

However, when asked about the above request, coach Pep Guardiola replied: “No… This issue has nothing to do with the Champions League. I have nothing more to say.” “So you don’t congratulate Real Madrid with a fence of honor?” Coach Pep Guardiola replied: “This is a UEFA tournament …”.

The Spanish media still did not give up: “But, we want to ask you, if you agree, will you perform the ceremony of setting up a fence of honor for Real Madrid?”. At this point, coach Pep Guardiola must clearly explain: “I understand what you are asking me about the problem in La Liga, where Real Madrid won and we have to congratulate them. Unfortunately, this problem does not exist in the UEFA Champions League…”.

According to the British press, it is no coincidence that the Spanish press is using the controversial issue of setting up a fence of honor from La Liga to Real Madrid to ask coach Pep Guardiola.

This story could be a way to put pressure on Man City before the match against Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final second leg (first leg “Green Man” won 4-3), but coach Pep Guardiola wisely refused, and also to show that his army has no qualms about the world’s top rival.

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