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‘I’m not overthinking’: Guardiola gears up for City’s duel with Real Madrid

theguardian.com

Pep Guardiola has promised he will not overthink Manchester City’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Real Madrid on Wednesday.

The manager said his legacy is already exceptional and will not be defined by whether he wins the competition with the club.

The tie is poised at 1-1 after the opening leg at Santiago Bernabéu last week. Guardiola has been viewed as causing City’s defeat in previous editions of the Champions League by overcomplicating selection and tactics.

The most prominent example was the 1-0 defeat against Chelsea in the 2021 final when he dropped Rodri and João Cancelo, did not play a regular holding player and reinstated the out-of-favour Raheem Sterling.

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