Pep Guardiola says the fixture schedule for Premier League groups in Europe is the hardest out of all nations.
Manchester Cityin February with the winner progressing to the spherical of 16.
The 2 fixtures will come both facet of a conflict with Newcastle and whereas Guardiola confused that his staff have confirmed they’ll handle the schedule, he additionally .
“We already begin in Paris after which face Chelsea, so we’re already there within the quantity of inauspicious video games,” he defined.
“The schedule is what it’s. Within the Premier League each staff has to play everybody. However usually within the Premier League they all the time put the hardest schedules for groups in Europe.
“The schedule is probably the most tough one as a result of it’s robust to play towards Actual Madrid or Bayern Munich, however the issue is within the center is Newcastle.
“At all times they’re so form for the calendar, so a few years, all the time occurs in that manner.”
Pushed on whether or not the Premier League ought to do extra to assist golf equipment, he responded: “Are you asking me that query after a few years right here? Come on. Don’t make me (reply) that query.
“You’ve been right here a few years earlier than me and it has all the time been like that. I’m not complaining as a result of now we have unimaginable success enjoying that calendar.
“So perhaps the query is a shock for you but it surely occurs all the time. It’s all the time been like that. We settle for it. I’m not complaining as a result of we gained trebles and had success doing like that.
“I mentioned many instances, final season, we performed the quarter-final towards Madrid and three days later now we have the FA Cup semi-final in Wembley after we might have one other day. However we survive.
“I keep in mind once I was in Barcelona and observe the Premier League and Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger make the identical complaints.
“Do you suppose it’ll change? The broadcasters resolve, they don’t ask me what is best to play.”