Guardiola eight qualifiers without a win in a row away from home

Pep Guardiola added his eighth consecutive blowout away in the Champions League qualifiers has where only won once since the Bayern training

Pep Guardiola is not usually too good to play away in qualifying for Champions League . Especially since he is coach of Bayern Munich, where chains eight consecutive games without a victory .

After losing 1-0 to Atletico Madrid , Guardiola stringing two consecutive editions of the Champions winless away from home in the final tournament. In fact, they could be three if not for the victory against Arsenal in the 2013/14 season in the second round 2-0 in London .

This victory is the only Guardiola as a visitor in the qualifiers Champions since he is coach of Bayern . Since then, this particular 'curse' has made ​​accumulate Pep eight consecutive setbacks.

This jinx is not exclusive since arriving in German lands. Pep drag this difficulty adding victories away from home since he was coach of the club where the 12 qualifiers who played , not counting the final, got the win only three games .

Although in group stage problems to win are not as frequent in the phases of 'KO' Guardiola has a cumulative total of 4 wins in 21 games , however, have not prevented him raise twice the 'romaine '.

The history of Pep Guardiola in qualifying for Champions :

• 2008-09 season Olympique Lyon 1/8 finals-FC Barcelona 1-1
• 1/4 Finals 2008-09 season Bayern-FC Barcelona 1-1
• Semifinals 2008-09 season Chelsea-FC Barcelona 1-1
• 2009-10 season 1/8 end-FC Barcelona 1-1 Stuttgart
• 1/4 Finals 2009-10 season Arsenal-FC Barcelona 2-2
• Semifinals 2009-10 season Inter-FC Barcelona 3-1
• 2010-11 season 1/8 finals Arsenal-FC Barcelona 2-1
• 2010-11 season 1/4 finals Shakhtar-FC Barcelona 0-1
• Semifinals 2010-11 season Real Madrid-FC Barcelona 0-2
• 1/8 finals 2011-12 season Bayer Leverkusen-FC Barcelona 1-3
• 1/4 Finals 2011-12 season AC Milan-FC Barcelona 1-1
• Semifinals 2011-12 season Chelsea-FC Barcelona 1-0
• 2013-14 season 1/8 finals Arsenal-Bayern 0-2
• 2013-14 season 1/4 finals Manchester United-Bayern 1-1
• Semifinals 2013-14 season Real Madrid-Bayern 1-0
• 2014-15 season 1/8 finals Shakhtar-Bayern 0-0
• 2014-15 season 1/4 finals Porto-Bayern 3-1
• Semifinals 2014-15 season FC Barcelona-Bayern 3-0
• 2015-16 season 1/8 finals Juventus-Bayern 2-2
• 2015-16 season 1/4 finals Porto-Bayern 2-2
• 2015-16 season Atletico-Bayern 1-0 Semifinals

The most enigmatic message Neymar

Neymar has written a message on Twitter that gives to many different interpretations

We do not know if Neymar has already returned to London, where he has spent the last few days, or if it is in the British capital. The truth is that while Manchester City and Real Madrid played the first leg of the semifinals of the Champions League, the Brazilian player has written a terse message on Twitter . "Ephesians 6:11" And it has been accompanied by a nice photography, black and white, in which you can see him sitting on the floor, leaning against a column and reflecting.

"Ephesians" is an abbreviation that is known the Epistle to the Ephesians, tenth book of the New Testament, it is presumed that Paul of Tarsus, in Rome for his followers of the Church of Ephesus wrote.

In the case of Ephesians 6:11 reads: "Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." Given the legal trouble he has had Neymar, some of them still open, It can be interpreted that you have to be strong to fight all these adversities.

It is known that Neymar is a deeply religious person . Before each game, for example, always hangs the same message in social networks: "What deus abençoe us and protect us" (May God bless and protect us).

Efésios 6:11 pic.twitter.com/vLmlUtqWkq

— Neymar Jr (@neymarjr) April 26, 2016

Saul Ñíguez is doing an incredible year

Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke assessed as a positive result achieved 1-0 Wednesday in the first leg of the semifinals of the Champions League against Bayern Munich and warned it expects "the best Bayern" next week in Germany where the tie will be resolved

In the mixed zone, the Spanish international said "the great first half " of the rojiblancos and regretted that in the second half a shot of Fernando Torres tripped the post.

"The result of the first leg is to be happy but we must be realistic. We still have ninety minutes in a very complicated field, before a terrific team. We'll have to do things very well to be in the final," he said .

Despite close the first leg with a valuable one - goal lead, Koke said that in the second leg expect to meet " the best Bayern" with a similar view in the second 45 minutes at the Vicente Calderon stadium proposal.

"In the second half we have you gotten back. I expect a Bayern well, but we have to play to our strengths. Not to get back, go to the party," he added.

Asked by Saul Ñíguez, author of colchonero therefore Koke said the season of his partner is being "spectacular."

" What it is saul doing this year is amazing and everything good that happens to him makes us happy at all. It's good for the team to play well, because in the end gives us things like today. It has been five and has he gotten a goal" he said.

In the locker room, the squad of Atletico Madrid received the congratulations of his colleagues "because he has gotten an incredible goal ." "Saul is an important player for us, is doing very big things this year and it is important he recovers soon" said Koke .

Simeone: "The return will be a double challenge"

Diego Simeone, Atletico Madrid coach praised the party of Saul Ñíguez and spectacle that had given so much like Bayern vs Atletico

"It was a very nice by the characteristics of the two teams. The two offered an exciting game" said Simeone at the conclusion of Atletico-Bayern to Bein Sports microphones.

"There tie. The second leg will be very nice , in a stunning country and against an opponent who has many variants of attack and great physical strength in which players enter as substitutes are even better than the headlines. It will be a challenge double before our illusion" added the coach.

He could not help Simeone talk about the goal of Saul and the great season he's doing midfielder: "It was a great individual play Very nice Saul has a lot of variants and is a very complete player makes me happy to see what he does... . he wants to keep improving and I am happy that this award has come to him after the great effort being made " he said.

Finally, Simeone resigned himself to accept the penalty of three parties that have put the incident with the ball that took to the field during the match between Atletico Madrid and Malaga: "We must accept it" he said.

Saul Ñíguez: "It is the most important and beautiful goal of my career"

Ñíguez Saul, who scored with Atletico beat Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, admitted that it is the "most important" goal and, probably, "most beautiful" of his career

Saul scored one of the best goals of the year in true Maradona style or Leo Messi, after winning the ball in midfield, dribble past three opponents and in the area, placing it next to the post, where He did not Manuel Neuer in its stretched.

"I was driving the ball, I saw that I had gone two rivals, and when I was in the area thought put in the right leg, because it was on the left and place. It is the most important goal of my career, for sure, and more can also be nice, "he told Bein Sports.

Saul lamented the shot to the post of Fernando Torres in the second half, but said that the result is good for the large category rival.

"We have not had fortune on that occasion (of Torres ), but is also a very good opponent, who got us get behind. We have to give thanks to all those who encourage us , who have given us more encouragement to keep running "she added the midfielder, who dedicated the goal to his brother Aaron , who plays in the Portuguese Braga and turned 27 Tuesday.

Saul finally, declined to comment on the second leg, and focused on the league. "There will be very difficult , but now we have to think about the next league match (against Rayo Vallecano), which is very important."

Filipe Luis: "One of the toughest matches of my life"

The Atletico defense Filipe Luis recognized the many predicaments in which they put the German team: "It's one of the hardest games I've played in my life has been intense, very difficult, very tactical Bayern comes with many players.. second line to the area and is very difficult to stop them. we knew we had to make a very solid match, "he said in remarks to Bein Sports.

Filipe Luis admits that achieved today 1-0 against Bayern Munich allows them to reach the turn with a slight advantage, but as stressed Atletico will have to make good the result achieved in the Vicente Calderon.

Regarding the goal of Saul Ñíguez, he said that "Saul is unestado impressively. It continues to grow. His humility plays in your favor, you have a whole world ahead. You must have feet on the ground because it has a great future," he concluded.

Guardiola: "We will not seek the remonatada in five minutes"

Pep Guardiola, Bayern Munich coach, acknowledged that the 1-0 "is not a good result" face the second leg

Bayern Munich coach, Pep Guardiola , trust the remonatada his team against Atletico in the second leg of the semifinals of the Champions League. For it will try to make the mistakes of the past two seasons are not repeated when the Bavarians rushed against Real Madrid (0-4) in their attempt to overturn a 1-0 first -leg, the same result harvested Wednesday at the Calderón .

"If we let them run around and cause faults will be very difficult to eliminate Atletico. The 1-0 is a good result , " Guardiola said before declaring that his team will have to be taken with patience in order to overcome the goal of Saul Ñíguez . " We will try not to attack as against Madrid. We wanted to go up in five minutes and 20 the tie was already sentenced (in favor of Madrid)". According to Guardiola, "we must find solutions more stable, counterattacks and craer not receive enough chances."

Guardiola praised the behaviour of their players but not obviated make self - criticism for the bad first fifteen minutes of the tie, in which Atletico took the lead with a goal from Saul. "We should have been more intense in the first few minutes because the parties are much here. The ball movement has been slow because the grass is always high, but after the goal we have sobered and in the second half we have been better We goazado and we have many chances to score at least one goal. "

The Catalan coach stressed the capacity of Atletico, that "little thing makes you a goal" and described as "goal" on both Saul, although he stressed both the merit of colchonero player as the "demerit" of their wards that allowed progress the player. "Until then we had not won a duel" he emphasized the ease that took Saul to pierce the goal of Manuel Neuer.