Guardiola delighted with Man City’s ‘fortunate’ win

Jude Bellingham scored the match’s opener while Riad Mahrez’s penalty canceled the result that could lift Borussia Dortmund to the semi-finals.

Although there were a lot of controversies around the Citizens’ first goal, Pep Guardiola feels Manchester City have had their fair share of misfortune.

"This competition is nice but, at the same time, it's so unfair," Guardiola told his post-match interview with

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"We are judged; if we are out, the season is a failure, it's a disaster, when you play 11 months for the Premier League, for the cups, for everything. This is the competition.

"Look, today it was a penalty with the hand. Maybe it could be not given.

"And we were out for a hand against Tottenham in the quarter-finals, when it was not given, incredible hands from Llorente. That's why this competition depends on these situations."

Phil Foden’s 75th-minute winner sent City into the last four for the first time since 2015-16, the last year Guardiola reached this stage of the competition as well, but with Bayern Munich. 

Guardiola equals Jose Mourinho's record of eight appearances in the Champions League semis. He added: "I'm incredibly happy for this club, this organization, our chairman, our players, of course, our fans, everyone.

"It's the second time we've got to the semi-final. There's not much history in our club here, but we start to build it."

For the second time in three years, there are two English sides in the last four with Chelsea and Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola is happy with his side’s performance so far this season as they will face Chelsea in the FA Cup’s semi-final and they need three more wins to become Premier League champions.

"We are in the Premier League; we need three games to be champions," he said. "We are in the semi-finals of the Champions League. We are in the semi-finals of the FA Cup. We are in the final of the Carabao Cup.

"Honestly, it's incredible what we have done. Now we just recover, celebrate tonight, and after we'll see happens.

"One game at a time. We never speak about the four titles. One game at a time. Every competition we play, we try to win it. This is what we have to do. It's simple. There's no complication about that."

Manchester City’s midfielder, Ilkay Gundogan, added: "It means a lot, to be honest. I think this club, this team deserves it.

"We are grateful for being still in a great competition, reaching the semi-finals for the first time with this team. Obviously we are very happy about it."

The midfielder added: "We proved ourselves I think today that we are ready to fight also in the semi-finals."

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