Man City don't have extra incentive to 勝利，勝つ 支持する／優勝者s League, says Guardiola
Feb 14 (Reuters) - Manchester City will 扱う／治療する their 支持する／優勝者s League ノックアウト tie against 冒険的な Lisbon just like any other fixture にもかかわらず the 失望 of a 走者s-up finish in last season's tournament, 経営者／支配人 Pep Guardiola said on Monday.
Guardiola has led City to three league 肩書を与えるs since taking over in 2016, though they are yet to 勝利，勝つ the 支持する／優勝者s League, coming closest after reaching the final in June last year, in which they were beaten by Chelsea.
"To go better than last season isn't 平易な," Guardiola told reporters ahead of Tuesday's game. "We're excited and happy to be at this 行う／開催する／段階.
"I know how important the 支持する／優勝者s League is, but we take every 首相 League game just as 本気で, we saw how 堅い Norwich City was.
"It's an honour to travel to Portugal to try and 勝利，勝つ the game. As much as we want or don't want to 勝利，勝つ it, it comes 負かす／撃墜する to the players on the pitch."
Fullback Joao Cancelo echoed his 経営者／支配人's 感情s, 説 that City were taking things one game at a time, にもかかわらず outside 圧力 to 勝利，勝つ the 支持する／優勝者s League.
"We know we have one of the best teams in Europe," Cancelo said. "Winning the 支持する／優勝者s League isn't an 義務, you go up against the best players and teams.
"We're 有能な but it's not an 義務, but it's good people put this 圧力 on us. It's a 調印する people think we're 有能な of winning it."
Guardiola heaped 賞賛する on 対抗者s 冒険的な, who 安全な・保証するd 資格 for the 支持する／優勝者s League ノックアウト 行う／開催する／段階s for the first time since 2008-09 after navigating their way through a tricky group featuring Borussia Dortmund and Ajax Amsterdam.
"Portugal always has an incredibly 競争の激しい league," Guardiola said. "What I saw from 冒険的な, their togetherness, the relation between 経営者／支配人 and team and this is the most important thing.
"They are a physical team, with incredible 走者s in behind. They were 支持する／優勝者s last season after many years, （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing Porto and Benfica. It is because they are a good team.
"They qualified from a group with Ajax and Dortmund, who are good 支持する／優勝者s League teams."
The Spaniard 追加するd that City will be without Jack Grealish in Lisbon, after 説 on Friday that the England midfielder was struggling with an 傷害 類似の to the 向こうずね problem that kept him out of 活動／戦闘 for several weeks last season.
"He's better but tomorrow isn't 利用できる と一緒に Cole Palmer and Gabriel Jesus," Guardiola said. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
