For Guardiola, PSG is no match for Europe

After Manchester City’s victory in the League Cup final against Arsenal (2-0) on Sunday, Pep Guardiola cited the best teams on the continent. For the manager of Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, although defending champions in the Champions League, is not one of them.

Paris Saint-Germain has not finished with the English. Winners of the Champions League last season, with several Premier League teams eliminated during their journey, Luis Enrique’s men this time pushed Chelsea towards the exit in the round of 16. The Parisians completely outclassed the Blues with two demonstrations (5-2, 0-3) which could not go unnoticed in Europe, and more particularly in England.

Guardiola forgets PSG

We can say that Paris Saint-Germain sent a strong message to those who doubted their ability to defend their title. But it must be believed that the recital offered during this double confrontation did not impress Pep Guardiola that much. Following the victory in the League Cup final against Arsenal on Sunday, the Manchester City manager listed the best teams on the continent, without mentioning the Ile-de-France club. “ There is satisfaction because with Bayern Munich, and perhaps also FC Barcelona, Arsenal is the best team in Europe », Estimated the coach who passed through Bavaria and Catalonia.

« They suffocated us in the first 50 minutes as they usually do. But then we started to win the second ballscommented the Spaniard. (…) In the end we achieved a great victory. The League Cup is not the Champions League or the Premier League, of course, everyone knows that. But winning against this team makes the title special. » In Spain, the press sees it more as an attack aimed at Real Madrid, forgotten while the Merengue have just knocked out Manchester City in the Champions League.