After qualifying for the Champions League quarter-finals, the Manchester City coach is happy to have a full squad for the last straight: "Everyone is qualified with us now and we can make rotations of six or seven players, if you want to compete for all the titles, you must stay fresh "
Guardiola, last night in Budapest
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Manchester City easily qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals last night (Tuesday) after defeating Borussia Mönchengladbach 0: 2 and finishing 0: 4 in the sum of the meetings.
An amazing goal by Kevin de Bruyne (12) and another by Ilkai Gonduan (18) ensured the rise to the last eight in the first half.
The Blues once again kept a clean sheet in the factory, raising the balance of minutes that their net did not move to 706 and they are the seventh team in the history of the champions to keep a clean sheet seven games in a row.
City coach Pep Guardiola added: "It's a good performance, we dominated the game from the start. The Champions League is tough, but after both goals everything was easier, everyone moved the ball much faster. Players like Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva have a lot of quality, they help us "Very and everyone was committed, we are happy to step up. We have conceded just one goal in the Champions League this season and it is impressive. It is an amazing step forward for the team. Everyone runs a lot, not just the strikers."
The Spaniard added: "We have to be very aggressive when the ball is not in our feet. Any team can punish you. After the national team break we will have time to think. The quality is constantly higher and I hope it stays that way. Everyone is qualified with us now and we can make rotations "Of six or seven players. If you want to compete for all the titles, you have to stay fresh. The seasons are so long, we haven't had a single free week since October."
De Bruyne, who was named the game's standout, added of his coach: "We were patient at first. When we scored two goals we dominated the game and had a few more situations. In the second half we were a little less good, but that's understandable with all the games we played and all the clutter."
The Belgian commented on the fact that his team barely absorbs goals and said: "It is always important to be stable on defense. Obviously it gives a lot of confidence to the whole team. It is very nice for Ederson and the whole team."