Manchester City Head Coach, Pep Guardiola says Manchester City must not think too much to secure UCL Final.
The match will be played tonight at Etihad Stadium in England where the Premiere league giants are going to face PSG in a second leg match.
Man City won 2-1 last week when they visited the French side and if they manage to get a draw today they will automatically secure a place for the Finals.
Former Bayern Munich Manager Pep Guardiola said they will take today’s game like other usual games insisting that they have an added advantage of two away goals, however he urged his side to take the fixture seriously.
“We arrive in a good moment and I said to the guys, ‘Don’t think too much to win the game. It is the same message of the last six months. We approach this game like another game. We start with a small advantage but we have to play to win the game. This is all we are going to do.” He said
Meanwhile, PSG Boss Mauricio Pochettino says his top scorer will be monitored in training before a decision is made on his availability for the tie in Manchester.
“We need to assess Kylian,” said the Argentine, whose side trail 2-1 from the first leg.
“Today he is going to start an individual training session and see if he can be with the team. There is still one day and we will see and decide if he is going to be available.”
France international Mbappe scored 37 goals in 43 appearances in all competitions this season, including eight in 10 Champions League matches.
PSG are looking to reach the final of the Champions League for the second year running, having lost to Bayern Munich in Lisbon last season.
Nevertheless the Premier League leaders have no fresh injury concerns, because Guardiola reserved Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin de Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez, Bernardo Silva, Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias and Phil Foden for City’s 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Saturday.
If Manchester City progress to the next stage tonight they would reach their first European final for 51 years, since winning the 1970 Cup Winners’ Cup final against Gornik Zabrze. This would break the record for the longest gap between appearances in European finals, currently held by Sporting Lisbon (41 years between 1964 Cup Winners’ Cup final and 2005 Uefa Cup final).
