The Catalan coach does not want to play against the Italian giants any time soon, after playing intense fixtures in the group stage against the Rossoneri.
Barcelona progressed to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals with an emphatic victory over Bayer Leverkusen. La Blaugrana beat their Bundesliga rivals 10-2 on aggregate, thanks to Lionel Messi’s five-goal heroics in their 7-1 victory at the Camp
Nou.
The draws for the next rounds of the European club competition will be made in the coming days, with Guardiola voicing his desire to matchup with anyone but AC Milan in the next round of the tournament.
The former Spanish international praised the Rossoneri for their competitive pedigree and also had kind words for Portuguese club, Benfica, who triumphed at the expense of Zenit Saint-Petersburg.
"We know there are two stages left before reaching the final."
"Benfica are a historic club, and Milan are the team I want to face the least,” he said.
Guardiola also praised APOEL Nicosia for their progress to the Champions League quarter-final stages. APOEL knocked out French Ligue 1 side, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-Lyonnais-c40130, in a heated encounter at the GSP Stadium.
A http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gustavo-Manduca-c15431 goal was enough to force the match to penalties, with the Cypriot side prevailing in the penalty shootout.
"I would like to congratulate APOEL. Their progression says a lot about football; they are doing very well for such a small country.”
"Anyone can beat anyone on a good day."
Despite his honesty on all topics, Guardiola shied away from revealing his plans for the future. The celebrated Catalan manager has an expiring contract and has refused to state whether he will continue at the Camp Nou beyond the end of the current
season.
"Sunday is when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904. "We will see what happens in the future.”
"I hold my cards close to my chest."
As Barcelona put aside their European adventures for the time being, they travel to Cantabria in their next La Liga encounter with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Racing-c40298 Santander.
The Camp Nou-based outfit cannot afford to drop more points on the road after accruing a 10-point advantage to Real Madrid in the race for La Liga supremacy.
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