Man City want more after booking semi-final spot, says Guardiola
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola wants a lot more success after his team reached the last four of the Champions League for only the next time with a 2-1 win at Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.
The Spaniard, who hasn't won the trophy since his time at Barcelona a decade ago, led City to quarter-final defeat within the last three seasons, and had said that another unsuccessful try to reach the last four would make him a "failure".
Guardiola was also struggling to win the very best European club title in his three years at Bayern Munich from 2013-16.
"It feels incredible. It is the second time we've surely got to the semi-finals, so there is not much history for our club here," he said after reaching the last four for the eighth amount of time in his coaching career.
"For the club it really is so important, we can not deny it," he said. "Psychologically, for all those to get past this moment (of the quarter-final stage) was necessary of course.
"Now we wish more. We realize how tough (semi-final opponents)Paris St Germain are. They eliminated Bayern Munich. We will see what happens. But for the club and for the players a major moment."
Guardiola's team had to come from a goal down with second half goals from Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden to earn a 4-2 aggregate win over Dortmund.
It had been the Germans who struck first through Jude Bellingham but City, who can win four titles this season, kept their cool to carefully turn the game around.
"We were brilliant except the first 15 minutes if they were good. The last 30 minutes and the next half we were good," Guardiola said. "Just how we played thirty minutes of first half and especially second half. Personality, we passed the ball, and we achieved it."
City also were able to shut out top Dortmund striker Erling Haaland over both games.
"We are incredibly happy to be in the semi-finals, the best four teams in Europe and against big, strong teams," Guardiola said. "One game at a time, never discuss the four titles."
