Manchester Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola says English groups are at an obstacle in Europe due to Premier League scheduling.
Metropolis had been drawn in opposition to Actual Madrid within the Champions League knockout play-offs on Friday.
The 2-legged tie in opposition to the Spanish membership comes in the midst of a run in February the place Metropolis will play seven instances in 25 days, beginning with Sunday’s journey to Arsenal.
Although Guardiola says he has no complaints, the Spaniard says the Premier League’s scheduling offers international golf equipment a bonus in European competitors.
“All the time they put the hardest schedules for the European groups within the vital phases,” he stated.
“I am not complaining as a result of we had unimaginable success coping with this calendar.
“However I bear in mind once I was at Barcelona, I adopted the Premier League as a result of it was essentially the most enticing league on the earth. Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho, Arsene Wenger made the identical complaints.
“Do you suppose it’ll change? The broadcasters resolve. There are leagues that play on the Friday earlier than the Champions League. They do not ask me when it is higher to play to have yet another day. It has at all times been like that.
“It is no shock once I see the calendar. It’s what it’s. Right here, the Premier League is far more vital than the opposite competitions.”
