Guardiola: Manchester City’s season “has been bad”
Pep Guardiola said that Manchester City’s season “has been bad” even if his side qualifies for the Champions League.
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Man City’s season “has been bad”
City inched closer to qualifying for the UCL with a 2-1 Premier League win over Aston Villa on Tuesday, courtesy of Matheus Nunes’s 94th-minute strike.
Guardiola’s side climbed two spots to third in the league table but remain 18 points behind leaders Liverpool.
Still, City falls well short of their early-season goal of capturing a historic fifth consecutive league title.
“This season has been bad,” Guardiola said.
“It doesn’t matter whether we reach the [FA Cup] final, or qualification for the Champions League. The reality is that what determines, what makes you feel the season is good is the Premier League, not the Champions League, not FA Cups. It’s that consistency in the Premier League.”
“But it happens, sometimes you have bad seasons. The level of the teams [in the Premier League] is outstanding.”
Heated Champions League race
The race for the Champions League is heating up, with several Premier League teams in the mix and just four points separating third and seventh place.
City’s win moved up to 61 points, jumping ahead of Nottingham Forest (4th) and Newcastle (5th).
Chelsea sit in 6th, and Villa are 7th with 57 points.
Finishing in the top five would be a solid way for City to end the season, and Guardiola’s celebration showed just how big the win was.
“We have a lot of pressure for the club to go to the Champions League,” said Guardiola.
“If we win the next four games, it will have been so important.”
