Overview
- Asked for guidance to his counterpart, Pep Guardiola replied, “Que mee con la suya. Y como no meará colonia, le irá bien. Ya verás,” turning the line into the press-room soundbite.
- The exchange came at the Santiago Bernabéu in the pre-match build-up to Real Madrid versus Manchester City in the Champions League.
- Guardiola expressed esteem for Xabi Alonso and referenced their time working together at Bayern Munich.
- He said he has not spoken with club president Florentino Pérez and did not know whether Alonso’s position would hinge on the result.
- Guardiola cautioned that beating Real Madrid in Europe requires being “much better,” as Alonso faces scrutiny following a 2-0 loss to Celta and Real Madrid’s slide behind Barcelona in LaLiga.