Pep Guardiola has declared that all thoughts of Manchester City’s Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid have been put aside ahead of Sunday’s Premier League trip to Everton.
Treble-chasing After drawing 1-1 in the first leg of their last-four game this week, City will play Real Madrid in the final of Europe’s best club championship on Wednesday.
City has never won the Champions League, and Guardiola’s search for the trophy has now lasted 12 years since he collected it for the second time as Barcelona manager.
Despite the importance of the Real Madrid match, the Premier League leaders cannot afford to relax as they go to relegation-threatened Everton in a game that is significant at both ends of the table.
Any slip-up at Goodison Park would reopen the door for second-placed Arsenal, who are only one point behind City despite having played a game more.
