Pep Guardiola was able to celebrate a 2-1 Champions League victory at Real Madrid on Wednesday night – a result that does not come along too often. But the Manchester City manager was clear that his team would have to raise their performance levels in the knockout rounds if they are to repeat their triumph of 2023 in the competition.
It was a night when the pressure intensified on the Madrid manager, Xabi Alonso, who is fighting for this job after his team’s poor results continued. They have won only two of their past eight games in all competitions.
