It’s not the first time, not even the second, and probably not the last. Pep Guardiola has once again shown his displeasure with the football calendar.

On Sunday, Manchester City plays at Everton Stadium, in the middle of the Champions League semi-final match against Real Madrid. But the Meringue will face Getafe on Saturday, which means they will have an extra day of rest in the second leg.

“I can’t understand it, but I won’t fight it anymore. We don’t have much time to prepare for the match with Real Madrid because we play on Sunday, thank you very much”, he began saying, ironically, at a press conference.

But the Goodison Park game [ante o Everton] It’s a real priority. We play for all competitions. We have to adapt. There are four league games we have to go to and it’s important for us to stay focused and keep everything in our hands. Let’s practice tomorrow [sábado] And prepare as much as possible, ”he continued.

Guardiola continued his criticism, even mentioning that the match with Everton could not take place on Saturday because Liverpool on that day also hosts the Eurovision final.

“I don’t understand, but we have to adapt. The calendar is what it is. It’s not frustrating, it’s what it is. How many times have I mentioned this?”

′′ I’m sure the Premier League wants to help the teams, they don’t want to make us uncomfortable. The problem is the calendar and the amount of contests and games. I don’t think we can play on Saturday because there is Eurovision and we don’t have enough people or capacity to handle a lot of people in town [de Liverpool]”, He said.

Manchester City take on Premier League leaders Everton on Sunday, starting at 2pm.