Manchester City will take on PSG tonight at the Etihad Stadium in Matchday two of the UEFA Champions League league phase. Tonight’s match could be a special night where two of the best teams in Europe collide. There is a healthy respect between the two teams as both managers explained yesterday. Also, tonight’s match will see Pep Guardiola return to the Etihad which will be a special moment, on a special night with everything that surrounds Manchester City at this time.
There is a healthy respect between Manchester City and PSG on the pitch which the two managers expressed yesterday.
Enzo Maresca and Luis Enrique both faced the media yesterday ahead of tonight’s match. Listening to both managers speak it is clear that there is a healthy respect shared between the two teams. That does set the scene for what could be a special night tonight at the Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca said yesterday that his team will have to be perfect to beat PSG. Maresca explained: “The message for tomorrow night is quite easy. We need the perfect game because they are the best team in Europe in this moment.”
“They won the last two Champions Leagues, so that shows how good they are. So, we need the perfect game but at the same time, if we play our best we can beat them.”
“I think we are for sure a good team, no doubts about that. Where we are in this moment compared to PSG… I don’t know to be honest.”
PSG manager Luis Enrique revealed that he always watches Manchester City play. Enrique explained that he loved Pep Guardiola’s side and he had high praise for Enzo Maresca and his City side. The PSG manager told the media: “I used to watch Pep’s City and I always watch Manchester City. As a football supporter, I like to watch Enzo Maresca’s teams play.”
“They’re very entertaining and attacking. They’re having a good time of things and to win six of six is no mean feat. That speaks volumes to their level.“
“They’ve got lots of top players and a good manager too. It’s a challenge and a real motivation to play here.”
The respect between the two managers sets the scene for tonight’s match and Pep Guardiola’s return to the Etihad makes tonight an even more special night.
Tonight’s match will be a star-studded affair at the Etihad Stadium. Manchester City and PSG both possess squads laden with talent across every line. Which team steps up tonight and rises to the occasion will come away with three points. Also, listening to what Enzo Maresca and Luis Enrique had to say, the respect between the two teams does help set the scene for tonight’s match. Both teams play attacking and attractive football so the meeting between Manchester City and PSG could be an enthralling affair.
The return of Pep Guardiola to the Etihad in Manchester City’s hour of need makes tonight’s match that bit more special. Guardiola’s presence will lift the Manchester City fans and that will add to the atmosphere for tonight’s match. City playing PSG at the Etihad already loomed as a big night. Pep Guardiola’s return home makes it a special night.
Matters on the pitch tonight have the potential to become enthralling. Couple that with Pep Guardiola’s return to the Etihad and tonight has all of the makings of a special night at the Etihad Stadium.