Pep Guardiola says Haaland & De Bruyne ASKED to be SUBSTITUTED OUT? 😱

Good evening everyone We'll take questions in English first and then in Spanish Can we have a show of hands please I'll try to get to as many of you as I can We'll start with Simon here please Hi Pep Other than the result and the penalties given that you dominated the game is there anything you look back on with regret or what you could have done differently as a team Yes I would have preferred to win First of all congratulations to Real Madrid for reaching the semi-finals They defend so deep with incredible solidarity So we did everything I don't have any regret about what we have done Always we try as managers to create more and concede less in every single game Because we believe that helps us get close to winning We did everything So defensively and offensively they made a good goal So one two three or four transitions but that's normal at that level and with the quality they have But we play exceptionally in all departments and everything And unfortunately we couldn 't win So that's where it is Pep how do you pick the players up Because you've already mentioned the schedule being really tight for Saturday's game It's a huge game obviously in terms of your season How do you pick the players up and get them recovered Yeah we'll see tomorrow So now it's rest and tomorrow we will come back And then on Friday we travel to London to play the game So we'll see Maybe Friday or Saturday we'll see how people react and what the mood is And of course recovery is easier than losing that day But it's what it is So it's a semi-final If we're happy we'll try to compete as best as possible James Pep I think for the second leg last year you said you were Sorry Last year before you played over the bridge you were really confident you were going to win that I wondered did you have that same feeling going into this game If not why not For the way we played yeah It was two or three years ago and we won 4-3 We played outstandingly as well last season And the three games were quite similar today They defend more deeply than in previous seasons and we create the chances to do so But football is about scoring goals And they did it a little better than us from the penalty spot But I had the duty to say thank you from the bottom of my heart to these players for the way they played the play against that team and the way we played But this is about results and business And they will be in the semi-finals We are not for little margins But the performance and everything the commitment for everything was exceptional Pep you controlled so much of that game and went out on a penalty shoot -out Does that make it more painful to go out when you've played so well It is what it is Sometimes you win a penalty sometimes not For the way we played we should have done it before But we didn't convert the chances we had We defended really well in transition with our physicality with Manu with Josco and with Kyle Everyone was at a very high level So we spoke to Winslow and I think we had to give our best and were at our best But it wasn't enough Two quick questions about the penalties Did you think Bernardo was affected by the ball not coming back to him I don't know Bernardo asked for the first I want to take it He's a reliable player and decided to shoot that way But absolutely Bernardo was again what a game he played So it happened The ball went out and that's what it is Were you tempted to keep Kevin on knowing that there was a possibility of penalties Erling and Kevin asked me to go out I couldn't continue like Manu So the game were playing they were amazing I'm a big fan of making a lot of substitutions But Kevin Erling and Manu asked me to go out because we couldn't continue Real Madrid obviously has some fantastic attacking players but were you surprised at how deep they wanted to defend I don't judge the ideas from Carlo and the way they decide to play I'm not here for this You have publicly stated many times in addition to showing respect for Real Madrid that to win this competition you need to eliminate Real Madrid From the footballing perspective the fact that they've made it through is very hard to explain What explanation can you give for what happened today That's football In this competition that's how football happens That's football In other sports for statistics we would have won But in football that's the marvelous thing about football This is what happens The way we played the number of shots we took being in the game and the transitions we had We arrived many times They scored a great goal with Bellingham's control and the ball they passed through But we've mentioned it before We didn't expect to win 4-0 last year or to score four goals last time We needed to put on a performance that showed were ourselves the way that we' ve been for so many years That's what we did tonight We did it in many things It hasn't been enough OK we're out We could have scored earlier in the way that we're playing When you go to penalties whatever I have to say congratulations to Real Madrid because their ability to resist and defend They did that fantastically well right up until the end of the game We weren't able to find that final pass just those small finer details to enable us to score that goal You said in your first answer that you've played exceptionally well I agree with-bed because I think you played fantastically well throughout the game Madrid had to do what they did Do you have the feeling that we've seen a similar new Classico of Europe Real Madrid against City If they enjoyed it if everyone enjoyed it fantastic I'm sure the Madrid fans will enjoy it even more I think those three games that we've had recently have been very similar tonight's We've played really well and the situation is the same We've got a good result at the Santiago Bernal Bernabéu weren't able to finish the game Oh I can only wonder what they did tonight my players We will continue to do what we've been doing for many years Of course you have to give credit to Real Madrid They were able to resist and endure what we gave them tonight Often we've played teams like that who stay very deep and often we've found the way to unlock the door but that's what were lacking tonight We weren't able to do it There were shots shots that were blocked and that's it We accept it and that's all we can do Hi Pep from a footballing perspective I don't know if you see many differences between the 4-0 and the 1-1 Is the only thing you were missing tonight just a bit of luck Johan Cruyff said luck doesn't exist and I agree with him We couldn't score tonight We couldn't score the extra goal We did almost everything to almost do it And to lose like this it hurts but sometimes you have to say but what a fantastic way to lose We weren't bad you know we'll feel bad tonight And we'll have to kind of lift ourselves up But as I've always said you just try and do it and we've done all we can What can I say to these players who have been here for so long We've always done it and now we've gone on to show that we can play well against a big side like Real Madrid That's all you can say What else can I say What more explanations can I give I'm not sure I don 't know what they can do more Perhaps kind of in those small details when there are seven or eight players crowding the pitch but I don't know what we could have done more tonight And you know you lose the penalty shootout 4-3 by a narrow margin That's all were missing tonight What do you think is the most difficult thing about facing a team like this that plays such a low block Well we've faced that type of team that opponent in the past Some teams are more open some teams play a lower block They know it's a difficult ground to come to And they've tried We've really pushed them as well particularly in the second half And that's all you can say What can I say Today we couldn't find the way We were kind of on the edge of the box We had lots of shots from outside the area but simply weren't able to achieve it I don't know what else we can do We did everything we could but in the end Madrid went through to the semi- final and we don't Good night everyone