{"id":4056,"date":"2024-04-17T23:00:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T23:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=4056"},"modified":"2024-04-17T23:00:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T23:00:28","slug":"pep-guardiola-explains-kevin-de-bruyne-and-erling-haaland-substitution-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=4056","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola explains Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland substitution | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\" img-container shareable-item wp-caption\" style=\"max-width:540px\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<p><img decoding=\"sync\" width=\"644\" height=\"420\" data-rsz=\"shrink\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2147887052.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=644%2C420\" alt=\"Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland pictured in action for Man City against Real Madrid\" class=\"wp-image-20669509\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\n<\/div><figcaption>Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland both asked for a rest (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has explained why he substituted Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland before losing to Real Madrid on penalties.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola guided City to Champions League glory last term as part of a historic treble but they crashed out in the semi-finals on Wednesday to the Spanish side.<\/p>\n<p>Rodrygo opened the scoring for the La Liga giants but De Bruyne forced extra-time and a shootout after he equalised for City in the 76th minute of the match.<\/p>\n<p>De Bruyne and Haaland \u2013 arguably City\u2019s most important attacking players \u2013 were surprisingly subbed off before the game went to penalties.<\/p>\n<p>Haaland was replaced by Julian Alvarez in the 91st minute while De Bruyne came off for Mateo Kovacic eight minutes before the shootout.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola has now revealed why De Bruyne and Haaland were substituted and claims that both players requested a rest.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne asked me to go out,\u2019 Guardiola said in his post-match press conference.<\/p>\n<figure class=\" img-container shareable-item wp-caption\" style=\"max-width:540px\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" data-rsz=\"shrink\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2149035261.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=540%2C360\" alt=\"Pep Guardiola pictured at his post-match press conference after losing to Real Madrid\" class=\"wp-image-20669520\"\/>\n<\/div><figcaption>Pep Guardiola says the two Man City stars \u2018could not continue\u2019 (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018They could not continue. In the game they were amazing. I didn\u2019t plan to make a lot of substitutions but they asked me to go out because they could not continue.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Guardiola has appeared to aim a sly dig at Real Madrid for defending so deeply.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I would prefer to win, first of all,\u2019 Guardiola added. \u2018Congrats to Real Madrid. They defended so deep. We did everything. I have no regrets. We played expectational in all departments and unfortunately we could not win. That\u2019s what it is.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"post-strip trending-post-strip\" data-nosnippet=\"\" data-vars-type=\"trending-post-strip\" data-track-module=\"trending-post-strip_article\">\n<h3 class=\"zopo-more\">More Trending<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p>Read More Stories<\/aside>\n<p>\u2018They defended deeper than in previous seasons. We created chances but football is about scoring goals and they did it better than us. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018I have a duty to say thank you, deep in my heart, to these [City] players for the way they played against that team.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Football is about results, it is a business, they will be in the semi-finals and we will not. It is [only] little margins. Sometimes you win a penalty [shootout], sometimes not.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\"><br \/>\n\tMORE : Arsenal dumped out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich<br \/>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\"><br \/>\n\tMORE : Kyle Walker \u2018couldn\u2019t be happier\u2019 as wife Annie Kilner gives birth to fourth child<br \/>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\"><br \/>\n\tMORE : Arsene Wenger highlights Arsenal\u2019s one \u2018advantage\u2019 over Premier League title rivals Manchester City and Liverpool<br \/>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Article below content widget area --><\/p>\n<p class=\"follow-promo\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-align-center aligncenter size-full\" 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