We equalled our record away win in the Premier League with a 6-0 victory at Portman Road on Sunday, thanks to a Phil Foden brace and goals from Mateo Kovacic, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland and James McAtee.
City now head to the French capital for a potentially pivotal Champions League tie as we look to qualify for the knockout stages of Europe’s elite club competition.
Asked whether the win at Ipswich represented the perfect preparation for the star-studded clash in Paris, Guardiola admitted he made second-half changes with that game in mind.
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He also voiced his appreciation for the exceptional support in Suffolk.
“After four or five nil I had my eye on Paris,” he began.
“We have to travel a long way. I want to say thank you so much to our fans.
“Again away, it’s not easy to come here, it’s a long trip and I’m really pleased to perform in that way for them.
“They can go back and have some beer on the train and enjoy our moments together. Thank you so much.
“Whenever we go on these long trips they join us. We will be back late and prepare for a final.
“We have two finals, winning two we qualify, winning one there’s a big possibility. We have to get the points because we created problems ourselves especially with Feyenoord.
“Even the game we lost in Lisbon. But in that moment we had a lot of problems. We could not compete the way we want for many reasons. Hopefully we can continue in Paris for the next game.”
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