Manchester Metropolis have been handed a large harm increase with Ruben Dias match to face Atletico Madrid within the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.
Dias has been on the sidelines for greater than a month with a hamstring harm. Nevertheless, the defender took half in coaching on Tuesday with Guardiola revealing the defender is match for Wednesday’s conflict in opposition to Atleti.
“He [Dias] travels with us, and the remaining all of them are match,” the Spaniard mentioned at his pre-match press convention.
“The actual fact he’s again is unbelievable. We’ve a giant schedule till the top of the season. Everybody will likely be vital.”
Strong protection
Metropolis have had among the finest protection this season within the Premier League having conceded simply 20 objectives up to now.
“To win trophies you need to be stable, not concede possibilities. When you could have the ball, defend nicely with the ball. What you do with the ball is the easiest way to defend. There are moments we don’t have the ball, set items, then we’ve got to defend.”
“You can’t win issues should you don’t concede just a few. Riyad, Phil, and Gundo, they aren’t defensive gamers however they run from day one, stable as a crew. Strong tomorrow, it will likely be tough to get to the semi-finals.”
Metropolis confronted a cussed Atletico Madrid defence within the first assembly on the Etihad, because the Spanish guests sat deep defensively in a bid to take in the strain.
Kevin De Bruyne’s purpose offered Metropolis with a 1-0 win, nevertheless, and Guardiola is anticipating a ‘totally different recreation’ given Atletico’s want to show across the tie.
