Man City manager Guardiola saddened after Real Madrid defeat: No words can heal pain of Champions League exit
India Today
Pep Guardiola urged his Manchester City players to remember the pain of their semi-final defeat as he spoke about still being motivated for the Premier League.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said that his team would channel the pain of their Champions League semi-final defeat by Real Madrid into Sunday's home game against Newcastle United.
Guardiola added he had not spoken to his players since Real's astonishing comeback in Wednesday's second leg in Madrid and nothing he said would be any consolation.
Premier League leaders City were two goals up on aggregate, but Real scored in the 90th minute and equalised a minute later before winning in extra time through a Karim Benzema penalty to set up a final against Liverpool in Paris.
Asked what he had said to his players since the defeat, Guardiola replied: "Nothing. We didn't speak.
"No words can help (for) what all of us feel," he added. "It is just a question of time, try to sleep as best as possible and think of the new target."
Guardiola said the league focus remained the same and he would talk to the players on Saturday about who they were as a team, what they had achieved and how well they had played all season.
He said, however, that he did not know whether the current group of players could win the Champions League or whether he was the manager to do it.
