It is only the second time in the Club’s history that we have reached the semi-finals and it felt like a seminal moment for Guardiola’s side, who have suffered three consecutive last eight defeats, but held their nerve to fight back after Jude Bellingham’s brilliant opener.
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Guardiola does not believe his players should be judged solely on their Champions League success, but he admits finally reaching the semi-finals is a significant moment for his team.
“For the club, it is so important,” he said at his post-match press conference.
“We cannot deny it. This competition is tough mentally. You are working for 10 months and you are judged for one game.
“For one goal you are out and the season is judged as a failure. It is not fair. We cannot judge what these guys have done in five years by going through in one competition.
“Saying that, psychologically, for all the players, for myself, for all the backroom staff, for the Chairman and the CEO, getting to the semi-finals is necessary.
“Of course, we want more. We are going to play PSG, the finalists last year against Bayern Munich. We know how tough they are. They knocked out Bayern Munich, the best team in the world right now.
“We will see what happens and how we arrive, but for the club and especially the players, it is a good moment for all of us.
“We cannot forget, in the five years we are together, we have gone out of the Champions League quarter-finals three times.
“The players suffer the same as the backroom staff and all the people working in the club.
“They are huge competitors and they want to make the next step and today they did.”
