Pep Guardiola says Manchester City are not out for revenge against Real Madrid despite their 2021-22 Champions League heartbreak.Â
City were beaten by eventual champions Real Madrid by a 6-5 aggregate score line at the same stage of the Champions League last year and now they have an opportunity to make amends.
However, Pep Guardiola is not vying for revenge and wants to make the most of the lessons learnt from the past when they face the Spanish giants on Tuesday in the first leg of the semi-final at the Santiago Bernabeu.
A Lesson To Learn
 “We are not here for revenge. What happened, happened in the past.
“The lesson we can learn is to learn a little bit of what happened, get a good result and perform well to give us the opportunity to reach the final when we play in Manchester. This is completely different to last season,” he told reporters.
“It didn’t happen last season because we played Real Madrid and they know what to do.
“But the more we play against them the more we learn.
“One year later we are here again. After what happened last season, it’s a good point for us.”
However, Guardiola did admit that it was hard for him to take last season’s loss, especially as they controlled the tie and led 5-3 on aggregate headed into injury time.
Yet, a brace from Rodrygo and a Karim Benzema penalty saw them go down in extra time which was like the “end of the world” for the Spanish tactician.
“Seven years ago we wanted to win the Champions League. Last season it was [like] the end of the world but here we are again.
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“Being stable is the most important thing. The important thing is we are trying to get better every year,” he continued.
“We were prepared last year too. We are the same manager, mainly the same players but completely different games.
“The difference is the second leg is at home and everything will be decided in Manchester.”
