Guardiola defends the City season with the title of the Community Shield

Manchester City Pep Guardiola He is forced to win Bournemouth of Andoni Iraola To depend on himself on Sunday, on the last day of the Premier League, in the very disputed fight for the three places of Champions League that remain to be elucidated.

With the champion Liverpool and the runner -up Arsenal Already classified, five teams, separated by a points, have options to qualify for the Champions League. Are Newcastle (66 Puntos), Chelsea (66), Aston Villa (66), Manchester City (65) Y Nottingham (65).

Everyone has a matches, except the City, than The FA Cup final lost on Saturday against Crystal Palace (0-1) And tomorrow he will play his match corresponding to the penultimate day against the Bournemouth. Sunday will close the championship visiting Fulham.

“If we are not in the Champions League it is because we do not deserve it. And we will play the Europa League”

Pep GuardiolaManchester City coach

“If we are not in the Champions League it is because we do not deserve it. And we will play the Europa League,” Guardiola said today. A hypothesis that does not worry because “I think we will qualify. We need two victories or four points to qualify. (…) Finish third in the Premier League is my goal.”

When asked “It's safe” That the City will qualify for the Champions League, Guardiola replied smiling: “Absolutely!”.

Although the 'Citizens', after losing the final of the FA Cup, will close without large titles the first of their last eight seasons, Guardiola He claimed his triumph in the Community Shield (Supercopa) won in August against Manchester United by penalties (1-1 and 7-6).

In this line Guardiola highlights that the City is one of the only three English teams that could play the Champions League next season that this course have achieved.

“Of course it is important to qualify for the Champions League, but except Newcastle, Liverpool and City, the other teams did not win any trophy”

Pep GuardiolaManchester City coach

“Of course it is important to qualify for the Champions League, but except for the Newcastle, which won the Cup Cup, the Liverpool, which won the Premier League, and Manchester City, which won the Community Shield, the other teams did not win any trophy,” Guardiola said.

A list to which, as he remembered Pep, They can join Chelseawho can win the league league against el Real Betis, and the Manchester United or the Tottenhamthat can win the Europa League in the final that will face them with each other this Wednesday in San Mamés (Bilbao).

De Bruyne Al Etihad's farewell

Finally, Guardiola did not advance how long it plans to give to Kevin de Bruyne in what will be his last game in Etihad. The Belgian midfielder will leave City at the end of the season by not receiving an offer from the club to renew ten years after its arrival.

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“What Kevin wants is to win the game to qualify for the Champions League next season. That is what Kevin wants. It can't be otherwise,” He just said PEP.