Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte claims the Champions League is now Pep Guardiola’s chief target after completing the domestic Treble.
The £58million Frenchman, hailed by his boss as City’s best signing of recent years, said the failure to get past Tottenham in the Euro quarter-final was the only dampener on the season.
“The Champions League is now very important for us because we haven’t won it,” said the 24-year-old.
“Obviously it’s difficult, but every single game we have to win. We lost to Tottenham and it wasn’t good for the next step for us. Hopefully we can get to the final and win it next season.
“We were disappointed with the Champions League, but I think we reacted really well and made it an amazing season.”
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Laporte hailed boss Guardiola for refusing all season to allow City standards to drop.
“He’s one of the best managers in the world, if not the best,” said Laporte. “He wants the best for us and wants us to improve all the time.”
Laporte's words echo those of Guardiola, who said after City's trophy treble: " Man City boss Pep Guardiola make Champions League admission after Treble success .
Man City boss Pep Guardiola make Champions League admission after Treble success
“I know unless we do that it will not be enough. This comes with me. I know that.
“I arrive in Barcelona , we were lucky we won it two times in four years and the people expect I am something special that we have to win the Champions League and it’s still true.
“In this club, the points record and the domestic competitions is incredible, but the Champions League we don’t win quite often compared to the other ones because the teams are so good, the competition is so demanding. But we want to win it.”
