Pep Guardiola’s mind is probably one of the most unique and admirable in the entire world of sports, let alone in football. The way he talks, works, guides his sides, changes the whole setup of the sport itself is outstanding, and his cutting edge coaching will go down in history as one of the stepping stones in the transformation of football.Yet, at the same time, he’s as genuine as it gets when it comes to these ordinary, day-to-day stuff. For example, Pep is a superstitious guy, and he doesn’t hesitate to make it clear even on the biggest stage.Pep goes full mental against Real Madrid (Video)So the 51-year old might have been disappointed to discover Manchester City were unable to stay in his favoured hotel ahead of the second leg, scheduled for tonight at the Santiago Bernabeu.Guardiola likes to return to hotels he considers to have been lucky, and City stayed in the ‘Four Seasons’ for their quarter-final against Atletico Madrid last month.It’s derby day: ‘Pep is the best, and I want to beat the best’However, they could not secure enough rooms for their squad and staff at the ‘Four Seasons’ this time, so they had to switch to the nearby ‘Mandarin Oriental Ritz’.”To win this competition, in my little experience, you have to overcome the situations that arise and you have to perform very well in two games,” Guardiola said.”It’s a good test for us. We have to show our personality in the game. We will play to win.”UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – SEMIFINALSecond legTuesdayVillarreal – Liverpool 2-3 (2-0)/Dia 3, Coquelin 41 – Fabinho 62, Diaz 67, Mane 74/Liverpool win 5-2 on aggregate.Wednesday22.00: (3.15) Real Madrid (3.55) Man City (2.20)***odds are subject to change
