Pep Guardiola reacts to facing Real Madrid in Champions League quarter-final

afternoon pep um one place to start and that's the Champions League draw earlier today rubbing your hands at Real Madrid again sorry rubbing your hands excited by the prospects of Real Madrid again yeah we don't have another option yeah it's looks like a a little bit tradition know three years in a row so playing the king of the competition because winning 14 champions league but uh yeah it's what it is hopefully we can arrive in a good moment and still few weeks uh before the first game in in Madrid and yeah we'll see are you happy with that the fact that the second leg will be at home a chance perhaps to do what you did last season list the draw you're going to control the draw so normally when the people say this draw is easy is because you undermine the other opponent so so it's not necessary to say what is Real Madrid in this competition I and the draw the second leg at home when two seasons ago was away so it's what it is so we have to do two good games there and here to to go through um another cup competition this weekend Newcastle um you've had some real good battles with them this season tight close games and I assume you expect the same tomorrow no this season the previous one and the previous one since EDD how was there and the people from Saudi Arabia took take over so was have been a really tight games and don't expect differently tomorrow but they have an incredible chance again at home and our people from now on we need until the end of the season every home game the support for our fans like uh we had against United I don't remember from long time environment that was against united we need that and tomorrow is not an exception to reach uh yeah Wembley semi-final again and we know or it's likely Stephan Ora will play tomorrow in goal with Edison's injury firstly a is how is it Edison and secondly what are Stefan's qualities that draw him so close in comparison to Edison he has proven things since he arrived an incredible quality performance so we are Delight with all three Keepers but you know the moment when he has to play always has perform unbelievable so and it is getting better so hopefully after International break we'll be we'll be ready hi pep can I just ask you about Kevin um learn this week about his injury how how serious is it and um when do you expect him to be back well is not ready he already play in anfield with some problems uh uh but it's getting better it's not ready for tomorrow and I'm pretty sure with uh so we spoke with a manager from Belgium from Domino Tedesco and and he decide and that's why I'm grateful because he didn't feel good and can recover for the last part of the season when you say you played at anfield with some problems how long has it has this been an issue no he played well with have you know all the players today in modern football they are not clean always they have problems but the moment when finish the game the day after he didn't feel good and and make approv and it's better to take a a step back okay just on Jack greish how is he progressing yeah getting better getting getting better too soon for this weekend PR uh we'll be selected yeah is in the group okay thank you hi pep just coming back quickly to the Champions League draw um is it special that obviously after so many years uh after you left Spain and there the the Rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid were part of your life since you were a player is it special that now they are back into your routine in a way like you said it's the third season in a row but I would say is a for us is is a little bit new new for Real Madrid is not special to play qualif fin the Champions League so for us even the last years have been quite consistent many times doing final semi-finals final now qu final again so we start to be in this routine to be in less stages when you play L States you play against the best teams is the Europe and real mad also is there some TR the draw decide to play sometimes no sometimes we go through sometimes we are out so it where it is I don't pay much attention about it is opponent so all the opponents were really really tough everybody knows it and were all the time before the draw we are excited because it's a privilege every time we are here is a privilege it was in no the stage was a last 16 our qu finals always it is so this is a special competition I said many times and I don't know it's the most difficult one or not because the Premier League or La Liga or bundes Lia or Sera or and French and whatever always is difficult there are a lot of games but this one is you know it's it's special it's make you feel you know go to Europe and you know with the team with the club organization go everywhere and try to play our best football is is so nice

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