City want more after booking semifinal spot, says Guardiola

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola wants even more success after his team reached the last four of the Champions League for only the second time with a 2-1 win at Borussia Dortmund.

The Spaniard, who has not won the trophy since his time at Barcelona 10 years ago, led City to quarterfinal defeat in the last three seasons, and had said that another unsuccessful attempt to reach the last four would make him a “failure”.

Guardiola was also unable to win the top European club title in his three years at Bayern Munich from 2013-16.

“It feels incredible. This is the second time we have got to the semifinals, so there is not much history for our club here,” he said after reaching the last four for the eighth time in his coaching career.

“For the club it is so important, we cannot deny it,” he said.

“Psychologically, for all of us to get past this moment [of the quarterfinal stage] was necessary of course.

“Now we want more. We know how tough [semifinal opponents] Paris St Germain are.

“They eliminated Bayern Munich.

“We will see what happens. But for the club and for the players a big moment.”

Guardiola’s team had to come from a goal down with second half goals from Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden to earn a 4-2 aggregate win over Dortmund.