A clash in a perfect evening at the Etihad Stadium. Despite the show of strength against Real Madrid (4-0), this Wednesday night, in the semi-finals return of the Champions League, the tension has risen a notch between two strong men of the meeting: Pep Guardiola and Kevin De Bruyne.
On a sequence captured by the cameras of RMC Sport, the coach of City appears furious, while his player has just lost the ball. "Pass the ball!" shouted Guardiola at first. Kevin De Bruyne does not disassemble, turns to him, waves his arms and yells: "Shut up! Be quiet! ».
💥 Did you see that fight between Guardiola and De Bruyne in the middle of the match against Real?
- Guardiola to De Bruyne: "Pass the ball!"
- From Bruyne to Guardiola: "Shut up! Shut up!"pic.twitter.com/B6ua0ftF2S
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Quickly, the coach of the Citizens finally returned to his bench, without his assistants seeming surprised by this spat when Kevin De Bruyne resumed the course of his game. Not enough to taint the relationship between the Belgian striker and the Spanish technician, at the head of the squad since 2016. When he was replaced by Phil Foden in the 84th minute, De Bruyne was warmly congratulated by his coach, as his team led 3-0 and moved seriously closer to qualifying for the Champions League final.
Pep Guardiola warmly congratulated his player on his exit. Photo by Icon sport Spi / Icon Sport
From the bench, De Bruyne was finally able to appreciate the fourth goal scored by teammate Julian Alvarez, sealing the Blues' victory. Manchester City has an appointment on June 10 in Istanbul (Turkey), to face Inter Milan, who will participate in the sixth final in its history.
