Pep Guardiola: “I am very pleased because in both games we deserved to be in the Champions League quarter-finals,” the City boss tells BT Sport. “CJ Egan-Riley played really good and didn’t miss one ball. He is a seven. He is nothing exceptional in anything but that is a good sign as a defender as he doesn’t make mistakes. Scott Carson could play and we gave 45 minutes to the other guys.”
On Scott Carson’s save: “Yeah really good! He deserves it. He is so important to us in the dressing room. It was good for him.”
On the high expectations people have of City in Europe “It’s a good sign,” he says. “The people didn’t care what we were and now step-by-step the club grew and now for many years we are there in this competitions.
“Now we are again in the quarter-finals as the best eight teams in Europe. I learn to enjoy the moments. I celebrate it because I know how difficult it is. When you go through every opponent is difficult. Now it’s time to congratulate everyone, focus on the Premier League then next week we will see the draw.”
Antonio Adan: “After the result of the first game the tie became practically impossible,” says Sporting’s goalkeeper. “We have to be proud because it’s part of the process. The team was better defensively, and they didn’t play with the same clarity either. We left satisfied.”
