Pep Guardiola says City's change of mentality could bring a Champions League legacy
Manchester City are struggling to defend their Champions League title and Pep Guardiola has seen signs that they can do it.
Manchester City won the Champions League final in June.
Pep Guardiola has seen Manchester City's attitude shift in the Champions League, which has allowed them to win games again.
Pep Guardiola has finally secured his third European victory as coach in 2023 after leading the Blues to three failed attempts for Bayern, with the club's hierarchy immediately aiming for the kind of dominance they have enjoyed domestically in the Champions League over the past decade. While there are no specific target numbers yet, City believe they can go all the way again.
Former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola certainly believes that his club has a very different view of the game than the one he joined in 2016. There may have been setbacks and heartbreaking exits along the way, but their performances in two finals and a semi-final in the last three years have convinced the boss that they can go all the way again.
We challenge ourselves, challenge our opponents, make them want to beat you," he said. 'We're feeling it more than ever in the Premier League and Champions League and we want to do that again.
Our team has a good character and personality and they react in bad moments. When I came here eight years ago, I had a feeling that maybe this game was too much for us, but our failures and bad moments helped us grow and be where we are now – two finals and one semi-final in the last three years – and the whole club realised we could try to be ourselves.
Before, I thought: 'Are you sure Pep, are we ready?' Now the whole organization believes we can do it. It's the best legacy we can give to the club and the team that Manchester City can compete for. That's great. ”