Head coach of English club Manchester City Josep Guardiola criticized his team's busy schedule ahead of the Champions League quarter-final.
He noted that the Citizens will have to play two matches in three days in the EPL, and then go to Madrid for a game with the local Real Madrid. He thinks that los Blancos will have an advantage due to the greater number of rest days.
Journalist Fabrizio Romano quotes the specialist as saying on his social networks:
We play Aston Villa at 20:15, then 12:30 [vs Crystal Palace] Saturday, 12:30! After we go to Madrid on Tuesday. Real Madrid have nine days to prepare, nine days! They play this weekend and won't play again until our game. I would like to reflect and ask for one more day, because the difference is great. But there's no chance...
Recall, the first match of the quarter-finals teams will play on 9 April in the Spanish capital. The return game will take place on 16 April in Manchester.
Earlier Guardiola called Real Madrid the king of the Champions League, as well as one of his main competitors in the tournament.