Pep Guardiola was pleased with how his Manchester City team responded to a bad start (Picture: Getty Images)
Pep Guardiola was clearly unhappy as he watched his Manchester City side fall two goals down to RB Leipzig, but ended thrilled with his side as they bounced back to win 3-2.
A surprisingly action-packed game on Tuesday night saw the German side go in at half-time 2-0 ahead thanks to an impressive brace from Lois Openda.
The Premier League champions looked bizarrely open at the back, with a mistake from Manuel Akanji allowing Openda to net his first.
However, they sprung into life in the second half and goals from Erling Haaland, Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez secured a memorable win and guaranteed top spot in their group.
Frustrated in the first half, Guardiola was happy at 90 minutes and despite some concerns over his defence, was pleased with the character his team showed.
‘Champions League!’ Guardiola told TNT Sports on how he explained the game. ‘Leipzig the last five six years is a team that always qualifies for the last 16, quarter-finals.
‘Chelsea game [which finished 4-4] like today we concede too much defensively so you have to win duels, win actions, we didn’t do it.
Julian Alvarez came off the bench to score the winner (Picture: Getty Images)
‘After that we played so anxious, in football you need to be composed. Even when you concede one, two goals you need to be relaxed, as relaxed as possible.
‘At the same time we react really well in the second half. One game left we are first in the group, so very satisfied with the reaction at the end. The team ran, had fight and spirit, that was good.
‘It’s not easy. They play 5-4-1. Many times it happens, to find the space is not easy. Josko Gvardiol makes incredible passes inside to find the guys there, the quality of Erling, Rico [Lewis] was again exceptional, Phil in the final third was decisive in his movements. In the end we could do the comeback.’
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