Guardiola: This battle for De Bruyne Our dream is to compete in the European Championship again next season

May 21st Before the game against Bournemouth, Manchester City coach Guardiola said in an interview with Sky Sports that this is a fight for De Bruyne.

Guardiola said: "It's a special game, we're fighting for De Bruyne. It's an important day for him, emotionally, I hope he can control his emotions, it's not easy, but he has been helping us for years, and today is no exception."

"We just recovered from the final and felt full of energy. We had some communication with each other to strive to have a good performance when facing such a difficult team."

"Our dream is to play in the Champions League again next season, which is like an important gift for us, a grand prize. People say it for granted, but now we need to do it ourselves, it's not easy to be able to enter the Champions League, and this season proves that."