Sports07 October, 20262 min read
Pep Guardiola Expected To Attend Manchester City Vs Paris Saint-Germain At Etihad
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Guardiola expected to attend Manchester City's home Champions League clash with PSG next week. It will be his first return to the Etihad since leaving last season.
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Guardiola returns to Etihad
Pep Guardiola is expected to attend Manchester City’s Champions League home tie against Paris Saint-Germain next week, marking his first return to the Etihad Stadium since leaving City at the end of last season after a decade in charge. BBC Sport said the match will be City’s first home game since an independent commission found the club guilty of the majority of the 115 charges brought by the Premier League.
City will play Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday at 16:30 BST after a three-week international break, before hosting PSG on Wednesday, 14 October. Guardiola backed City’s owners and leadership after the verdict, posting that he would “always” be behind the club and telling fans, “I want every single Manchester City fan across the world to know I am here; more than ever.”
Support amid financial case
Guardiola’s return comes after an independent commission found City guilty of all charges relating to breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons, and City continued to deny wrongdoing while lodging an appeal. Guardiola, who is 55, backed City’s owners and leadership and said he would “always” be behind the club, while the club’s appeal challenged a Premier League report that stated City falsely inflated commercial revenues by £830m through “sham” contracts.
Balague said Guardiola was “a bit bored” and that he felt he had to tell fans he would be there to help the club after the guilty verdict. Simon Jordan said, “I think this is admirable of Pep Guardiola because a lot of people are cowards and they run because they don't want the association.”
Who joins him in stands
Manchester City’s board of directors is expected to join Guardiola in the stands for the PSG match, with Goal naming president Khaldoon Al Mubarak among those attending. Guardiola will be joined by the club’s board of directors, and Manel Estiarte is expected to attend the match against Paris Saint-Germain.
Guardiola’s return is anticipated alongside chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak, while Manel Estiarte and the club’s South America scout Joan Patsy are expected to be there. Guardiola reaffirmed his faith in the club’s stance, telling fans he was “here, more than ever,” as City prepared for its first home match since the independent panel’s verdict.