Guardiola: 'Everybody wants to fire me' after City exit
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- Pep Guardiola fired back at journalists with "Everybody wants to fire me" when pressed on his failures in Europe, on 17 March after Manchester City's Champions League last-16 exit.
- Manchester City were eliminated from the Champions League by Real Madrid, losing 1-2 on the night and 1-5 on aggregate in the last-16 tie.
Why it matters: Guardiola's pointed retort to reporters — delivered in a season where City also trail Arsenal domestically — underscores the mounting pressure on a manager whose European pedigree has long been questioned despite his domestic dominance, with the 1-5 aggregate loss to Madrid a particularly lopsided Champions League exit.
