{"id":100952,"date":"2023-09-19T15:05:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T15:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/19\/guardiola-brags-about-champs-league-retention\/"},"modified":"2023-09-19T15:05:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T15:05:59","slug":"guardiola-brags-about-champs-league-retention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/19\/guardiola-brags-about-champs-league-retention\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardiola Brags About Champs League Retention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City\u2019s bid to retain their Champions League title will be less difficult than their long endeavour to win Europe\u2019s top club competition, manager Pep Guardiola said yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>City lifted their first Champions League crown with a 1-0 win over Inter Milan in Istanbul in June, bringing an end to years of disappointment and near misses in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about City\u2019s chances of retaining the title ahead of their Group G opener at home to Red Star Belgrade, Guardiola told his Monday news conference: \u201cIt\u2019ll be easier. The most difficult to win is the first one. It is incredible for us but it is just one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Guardiola said his players should not feel at ease, adding: \u201cTomorrow is the first step. We will try and get the first three points.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important the players don\u2019t feel relaxed. For our club to win the Champions League is incredible but in perspective how many [clubs have] won one Champions League? A lot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe haven\u2019t done anything special with just one, but we are incredibly proud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola guided Manchester City to the club\u2019s first-ever Champions League title last season.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola said the injured trio of Jack Grealish, John Stones and Mateo Kovacic, who all missed City\u2019s 3-1 win at West Ham United on Saturday, would still not be available today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they are getting better, they are not for tomorrow,\u201d Guardiola added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook how we prove [ourselves] without them in the last games. Hopefully they\u2019ll be back soon because we need the competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>City also won the Premier League and FA Cup to seal a treble last season, but despite that success, England defender Kyle Walker said there was no shortage of motivation in the squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt comes from within that you have to keep going and be motivated. 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