Press Conference: Pep Guardiola on Chelsea, Champions League and more

Manchester City are set to face Chelsea on Saturday as the Premier League action resumes. The Cityzens have successfully qualified for the Champions League final, after beating Paris Saint-Germain. In the final, which will take place on May 29 in Istanbul, City will face Chelsea again. So ahead of their Premier League clash Pep Guardiola has talked to press and here is what he said. On UCL and upcoming opponent Chelsea: "First of all congratulations to Chelsea. They put in a good performance against the kings of the CL in Real Madrid, [not thinking about the final] twenty days many things can happen. We're going to try and play with the players we decide to play." On Champions League final and the team selection: "There is not one thought about the final because we don't have the Premier League in our hands. When we have the Premier League then the focus will be on the Champions League. "I'm so cautious, if you don't have it you don't have it. Saying that, I could say I'm going to think about the final but no body plays like Chelsea plays. The way we're going to play and who we're going to play will not be the same. Right now I don't know. Everybody has to be ready. I want everyone over the next two or three weeks to be ready. "People might think the guys who played against Dortmund and Gladbach are going to play the final. Right now I don’t know. What I want is everyone involved in the next 2-3 weeks to prepare for the final." On Thomas Tuchel: "I have a lot of respect for Thomas Tuchel. He has been in Mainz, Dortmund, PSG and now here. The teams are always a joy to watch. I have not been working with him so I don’t know [what he does], but I am not surprised. Huge compliments for what they have done so far." On English clubs in UCL: "It was happening years ago with Spain and people were saying they are the best even though financially that period England was better. Now there's a period where English teams are going far in the CL and EL we will see what happens but my feeling is the English teams are getting better and better. "I'm sure Barca, Madrid and Bayern will be there, Inter now, Juventus and Milan hopefully can join. We know that there are many, many top clubs but it's true. Before it was Spain and now it's England." On Premier League and two more points tow in the title: "I always said that the Premier League is the most important title. I would say financially for the clubs qualification for Champions League is the most important title maybe but there is no doubt it is the most important thing. The Champions League is so special and nice but this one means consistency and many things. We have four games left to get two points - one victory and tomorrow is the first opportunity that we are going to try to get it. "We have to win, it depends on us not everybody us. If we win it's over. No one had thought about what United are going to do it's in our hands. We need two points to be champions." Source- Manchester Evening News Join us on Telegram!/ Follow us on Twitter!

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