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Manchester City felt that I leave VU on Friday after being paired with Real Madrid in the Champions League, since Pep Guardiola said that the resent is now a classic.
The two giants who faced were the prominent draw of the playoffs in Nyon and now have faced four consecutive seasons and for the fifth time in six campaigns.
Guardiola has prevailed twice against his old enemies, while Real eliminated the city from last year's competition in sanctions at the end of a dramatic quarterfinals.
The city receives Real in the first leg before traveling to Bernabéu in just over fifteen days and avoided a meeting with Vincent Kompany at Bayern Munich.
“It looks like a derby,” Guardiola said. 'The raffle could be more pleasant. Madrid or Bayern were extremely difficult and we hope we can get as good as possible.
'We could have played another. But who can say that playing Glasgow Celtic or another team would be (easier)? We could play horrible and they pass.
Pep Guardiola's man (left) will face Real Madrid by Carlo Ancelotti once again
The hard draw took place after City only accumulated 11 points of eight group games and those additional matches this month accumulate in congested February. City has seven games in 24 days, against Arsenal on Sunday before Liverpool, Newcastle and Tottenham in the Premier League.
“It is difficult to play against Real and the problem is in the middle playing Newcastle,” Guardiola added. 'They are always so friendly in the calendar for many years. It has always been so.
'We don't complain because we had incredible success dealing with this calendar, it has always been so and we accepted it.
'Last season we played the rooms against Madrid and three days later we had the semi of the Fa Cup in Wembley when we could have had another day.
'When I was in Barcelona and I followed the Premier League, I remember that Alex Ferguson, José Mourinho and Tersene Wenger made the same complaints.
'The stations decide. They do not ask me if it is better to play on Tuesday or Wednesday. In Portugal and France they play on Friday. We played Sunday before going to Paris. We lost 4-2 and I didn't complain. Okay, it has always been so.
Guardiola has suggested that the recent frugal approach to the transfers market will allow them to continue spending in the summer.
City has committed around £ 125 million to three new signings in the winter window and is looking to review further a aging team before the next season.
The two giants who faced were the prominent draw of the Playoffs draw on Friday
“Financially we were stable during the last seasons, still at this time, even with the investment we have made, we have a great net gain during the last five seasons,” said Guardiola.
'Perhaps in the future we will continue to do so because the club has moved financially very well in the last five years, incredibly well in terms of sales, but also (signing) players who perform an incredible performance for the club and that have helped us to win what we want.
