"No, my biggest challenge was Jurgen Klopp with Liverpool, in these years here. You were in Spain, you didn't realise what that competition was. Playing so many times against Real Madrid, with the generation we've had, we've done it. They've won, we've won. The numbers are similar, they've knocked us out more than we have them."
"It's been a good learning experience for the club, because this is a club that 12 or 13 years ago was never in Europe. Playing so many times against Real Madrid, with the generation we've had, we've done it. They've won, we've won. The numbers are similar, they've knocked us out more than we have them. But they know how we've played."
Pep Guardiola has stated that Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool presented the greatest challenge of his managerial career, rather than Real Madrid, despite Manchester City being eliminated by Madrid for the third consecutive season. Madrid defeated City 5-1 on aggregate in the Champions League last-16, with Federico Valverde scoring a hat-trick in a 3-0 first-leg victory at the Bernabeu. Guardiola reflected on City's relationship with Madrid, describing it as a valuable learning experience for a club that rarely competed in European football over a decade ago. He noted that while Madrid has knocked City out more frequently in recent years, their overall head-to-head record remains relatively balanced across his career.
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