Pep Guardiola: Forget history and focus on task in hand

City host Real Madrid in the first leg of their last-four tie at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday

WEIGHT OF HISTORY: Pep Guardiola accepts Manchester City’s Champions League history doesn’t even begin to compare with that of Real Madrid. Picture: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Image

Pep Guardiola has urged his players to play the team rather than the club as Manchester City prepare to take on Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals.

City host the 13-time European champions in the first leg of their last-four tie at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday bidding to reach the decider for only the second time following last year's final defeat to Chelsea.