• His passage through the Bernabéu.del 2-6 with Messi al Pique with Mourinho and the night of the 'athletes' of Madrid
  • Draw Madrid-City and Atlético-Liverpool, star duels

Pep Guardiola , coach of Manchester City, said Tuesday that "it will be a pleasure" to see Zinedine Zidane again , who will face an "incredible test" in the knockout stages of the Champions League, as he admires the French coach and He acknowledges that he dreamed "to play with him" when he was a footballer.

" It's a special moment because Zidane is one of the best. I dreamed when I was a player with playing with him, but it never happened . I did n't talk to him much, maybe three or four times, but I have the impression that he's an amazing person. I admire you, it's really good to have these kind of people. It will be a pleasure to see you again, "Guardiola said.

The Catalan coach analyzed the tie against Real Madrid, a team he described as "the king of the competition", in which citizens will seek to conquer for the first time in their history. " They have more experience than us in these situations , but if you want to succeed in this tournament you have to face these teams," he explained.

"For us it is an incredible experience"

"For us it is an incredible experience. I am confident that my team will play two good games," added Guardiola, asked by his European rival in the previous match of the League Cup that will measure him on Wednesday at Oxford United . The whole of Manchester is the current champion of the last two editions of the British tournament.

Sampedor coach also admitted that it will be "an incredible test" for the current Premier League champion, although there are still several months to play the tie. "We will prepare our best. We will see in February what our condition is and what is that of Madrid . We will try and play two good games," he concluded.

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ChampionsGuardiola at the Bernabéu: from 2-6 with Messi al Pique with Mourinho and the night of the Madrid 'athletes'

ChampionsChampions League: Real Madrid-City, Atlético-Liverpool and Barcelona-Naples, in the round of 16

Champions League Champions League: Madrid and Atlético sigh for Leipzig; Barcelona and Valencia by Atalanta and Lyon