Guardiola says Man City players must keep their cool in the Atletico return leg
Written by sidhanta
Written by sidhanta
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola called on his players to control their emotions in their Champions League quarter-final return leg at Atletico Madrid next week.
Kevin De Bruyne's 70th-minute goal earned City a 1-0 win on Tuesday in a game that had several flashpoints, including an incident in which a prone Jack Grealish
"We have to control our emotions and do what we have to do," Guardiola told reporters after Tuesday's game.
"(Atletico) have faced this kind of knockout stages many times and it will be a good test for us with our maturity in this game.
The Spaniard added that City would not simply look to defend their 1-0 advantage in Madrid and would be looking to kill off the tie.
"Now we have five days to prepare and review the game and try to (see) what we can do to attack a bit better and go there to not defend the result and try and win the game."
The second leg will be held at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid next Wednesday. Before that, City host Premier League title rivals Liverpool on Sunday.
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