Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has named Real Madrid as an ‘exceptional’ club following the Champions League quarter-final draw on Friday.
According to Guardiola, nobody can deny it, adding that the La Liga leaders control many things with experience in the Champions League.
Both Man City and Real Madrid will clash in the last-8 of this season’s Champions League next month.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of Man City’s FA Cup quarter-final clash with Newcastle United on Saturday, Guardiola said:
“Facing Real Madrid is always a tough challenge, nobody can deny it. They are an exceptional club, and in this competition can control many things with the experience they have had in the past.
“We have made steps in the last few years but it could be so difficult.”