Pep Guardiola will make minor changes in return clash with Real Madri
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As Manchester City gets ready to play Real Madrid in less than a week, Pep Guardiola is surprisingly happy with how their games are scheduled. The difficult schedule that City has from late January to early March, which includes tough opponents like Chelsea, Arsenal, Newcastle, Liverpool, Tottenham, and Nottingham Forest, had already caused Guardiola to voice worries. Guardiola recognized how challenging this stretch would be, especially with Real Madrid also in the mix.

It’s difficult to play against Real Madrid or Bayern, and Newcastle is the one who has to deal with it all. He stated last week that they have been kind to the calendar for many years. When it comes to deciding whether to play on Tuesday or Wednesday, the broadcasters make these choices without consulting me. Fridays are the day of play in other leagues, such as Portugal and France. We played on Sunday before leaving for Paris, and we lost 4–2, but I wasn’t upset about it. That’s what it is. Unusually, City will get more sleep than Real Madrid before their Champions League play-off. On Saturday at 12:15 PM, City will play League One team Leyton Orient.

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Additionally, Carlo Ancelotti’s team is allegedly frustrated with the way their games have been scheduled this season, even if playing at home will cut down on travel time. According to a December article by the Spanish newspaper AS, Real Madrid was worn out by having all but two of their 13 road games start at 9 p.m. local time. We are tired of the fact that, if we’re lucky, we never get home until three in the morning after a game away from Madrid. We also have to train the next day! “If playing so many games makes it hard to sleep, just think of these schedules,” a source told the newspaper.

Real Madrid’s Champions League play-off first leg in Manchester will be the 17th of their 20 away games to start late, and they will have to do it following the tense local derby against Diego Simeone’s Atletico. City may not have enough of a lead to win the match, but they are not accustomed to having luck like that.

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