Txiki Begiristain says he is delighted with the prospect of Borussia Dortmund ‘s upcoming Champions League quarter – final ties.
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Today’s draw drew City against the Bundesliga side in an exciting final game of the eight with the first leg played at the Etihad before we traveled to Germany to win.
Dortmund have established a reputation for being one of the most exciting, most attacking aspects of attack.
And, looking ahead to next month’s games, City football director Begiristain said he was already very much looking forward to the prospect.
“I remember going to Dortmund in my first away game with City (in 2012) when we lost that game, and we went out of the group. So you can see that everything has changed at least from our point of view, ”Begiristain recalled.
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“They are consistent, they are doing very well in Europe, they are always in the Champions League and at group level and also in this draw but City have changed a lot.
“We’re consistent, we always get in the semi-finals and keep our dream going through.
“They have a good balance between experienced players but they also have a lot of young and talented players there and they’re working well.
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“They love the box-to-box game and we need to avoid something. Try to break the line at the right time and keep the structure strong when we lose the ball. ”
City A brilliant 2-0 last-16 win in the second leg against Borussia Monchengladbach’s German side last Tuesday we saw chalk up our 24th win out of the last 25 games.
It’s an incredible run of form that has seen Pep Guardiola’s side open a 14-point lead at the top of the Premier League as well as sustaining our quest for success in the Champions League and two more. -home cup competition.
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Begiristain said he was proud of the way City ‘s hard work, instability and hard work were delivering such miraculous results on the field.
And he said City was determined to uphold the guiding principles that have been so successful over the past few months.
“As a sports director I am so proud and happy that it is happening again,” said Begiristain.
“I think we need to continue to do what we do well. Just try to play in the opponent’s half, so that the opponent is very far from the goal.
“We did it against Monchengladbach, we got the ball and this is the only way to stop the opponent from scoring.
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“The problem is always maintaining that level, maintaining the standards of playing like this and good attacking football and the intensity of the game when we have the ball.
“This is unique, this is for the players and especially Pep and his staff.”
If City can make it past Dortmund, the impetus is in the semi-finals against Bayern Munich or Paris Saint-Germain.
However, the City football director said no one looked beyond the last eight.
“I think in the past few seasons we’ve always been watching finals and semi-finals and we’ve been out and about,” Begiristain said.
“The only way we can think of what we can do now is to think of Dortmund and the hope of avoiding hurting everyone who thinks of the team. , try to go through and then see what happens with Bayern and Paris Saint-Germain. ”