Pep Guardiola says a week in which Manchester City can reach the Champions League final and win the Premier League again is a “dream come true”.Arsenal’s 3-0 defeat at home to Brighton following City’s victory by the same scoreline at Everton means Guardiola’s side can clinch a fifth title in six seasons next weekend.But before that City will have to get past holders Real Madrid in a home semi-final second leg on Wednesday to maintain their quest for a first Champions League triumph, with the tie level at 1-1. Guardiola, whose side also has an FA Cup final against Manchester United to look forward to next month, is happy to be in this position.”It is a dream come true being here, honestly. I know at the end we maybe don’t get all the trophies, people say we are a not good team, a ‘failure’ team, but it is a dream come true being here. We are the only team in Europe fighting for all the competitions: the FA Cup final with Manchester United and still it is not over. The Premier League never ends, we know that from the past with Liverpool. We have the semi-final at home with our people, second leg trying to reach the final of the Champions League. Where we have come from previous seasons is an extraordinary season, and hopefully, we can finish well.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7252404##With a win over Chelsea at home the following Sunday, City, which has an 11-match winning streak in the league and a 22-game unbeaten streak overall, can lock up the Premier League title. But if Arsenal loses on Saturday night at relegation-fighting Nottingham Forest, they will be declared champions even sooner. Guardiola knows the 3-0 victory at Everton, which came after their draw at the Bernabeu, was crucial in putting the Gunners out of reach, but he is not taking anything for granted.🔥 @mancity have won 1️⃣1️⃣ Premier League games in a row for the 5️⃣th time under Pep Guardiola 😯 pic.twitter.com/28eSorb1LK— 433 (@433) May 15, 2023 Everton entered the match fresh off a convincing 5-1 victory over high-flying Brighton, but City came away with the victory at Goodison Park thanks to a pair of goals from Ilkay Gundogan either side of Erling Haaland’s 36th league goal of the year.”When I see our next two games, Chelsea and Brighton, we have a lot of work to do. But Everton away was a tricky one. I was really impressed by the way Everton handled the game against Brighton but from the first minute we controlled the game, except certain transitions. They are the best in the Premier League from every free-kick and corner since Sean Dyche went in there, it is almost a goal every time. Arsenal lost here for one corner, so it happens.”UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUESemi-final, first legTuesday, 9 MayReal Madrid – Man.City 1-1 (1-0)/Vinicius 36 – De Bruyne 68/Wednesday, 10 MayMilan – Inter 0-2 (0-2)/Dzeko 8, Mkhitaryan 11/Semi-final, second legTuesday, 16 May22.00: (2.20) Inter (3.45) Milan (3.60)Wednesday, 17 May22.00: (1.67) Man.City (4.00) Real Madrid (5.60)***odds are subject to change
