"Off the pitch, our opponents were more imaginative than they were on it."
At the post-match press conference, Guardiola openly mocked and ridiculed AC Milan's tactics, expressing his dissatisfaction with the course and result of the match in front of numerous reporters.
Guardiola said that, under normal circumstances, Man City should have won the match.
"Anyone who watched this match certainly wouldn't think we deserved a draw."
"We had over seventy percent possession and more than twenty shots, while our opponents had only five, none of them on target. They didn't even win a corner. Whether it was passing accuracy or any other statistic, we were far ahead of them. We had no reason to lose this match."
Then why had Man City ultimately drawn?
Guardiola first directed his criticism at referee Kassai.
"During this match, the referee missed at least two penalties for us. One came in the first half, when Su Dong was brought down by Abbiati. I believe everyone could see that it was an indisputable penalty, but the referee failed to make the correct call."
"There was another one in the second half. Once again, Su Dong created the opportunity inside the box. Nesta had already pulled his shirt apart from behind, yet the referee still refused to call a foul. That should have been a penalty as well."
Both incidents had actually been fairly obvious fouls. The first needed no explanation. As for the one in the second half, Su Dong's shirt had already been torn. In the slow-motion replay, it was clear that after Su Dong shook off Nesta, Nesta had grabbed his shirt fiercely from behind and only tore it after failing to hold on. Su Dong had then lost his balance and fallen inside the box.
It could be said that both