Man City lost their first match of the season: They gained more than they lost.

(Baonghean.vn) - The unbeaten streak of coach Pep Guardiola and his team had to stop at 22 matches, after Man City was defeated by Shakhtar Donetsk with a score of 2-1.

First of all, it must be affirmed that the Etihad team did not put too much emphasis on the goal of winning in the recent trip to Ukraine, because they were sure to win a ticket to the knockout round and top the group. Meanwhile, this weekend, coach Pep Guardiola and his team will have an extremely important match with rival Man Utd in round 16 of the Premier League. All the calculations of the Spanish strategist are focused on the Manchester derby.

Witnessing the defeat of Aguero and his teammates against Shakhtar Donetsk, not many people felt surprised. With only mostly substitutes on the field, it was completely normal for Man City to lose the match.

The defeat in the faraway country of Ukraine did not make coach Pep Guardiola and his team too sad, if anything, they were just a little regretful that their unbeaten streak could not be extended.

The defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk ended Man City's 22-match unbeaten streak. Photo: Internet

Instead of being disappointed, coach Pep Guardiola also expressed his joy after his team's defeat: "I have said many times that we cannot win every game and sooner or later we will lose many games. Today was the first time. However, we needed to lose a game. It is good for the club, for us and for the media. People praise a lot when you continuously win games and right now you can forget all of it."

Through what the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach shared, we can understand how the defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk has a positive meaning for Man City. No longer unbeaten, David Silva and his teammates have escaped their tense mentality, because of the pressure to conquer a record that is actually not so important.

That defeat brought Pep Guardiola and his team back down to earth after a period of continuous flying high on praise. After all, losing to Man City at this time is more of a gain than a loss.

Coach Pep Guardiola felt satisfied with his team's defeat. Photo: Internet

Once De Bruyne, David Silva, Sterling... are relieved of the pressure to win, the Etihad team will become even more dangerous. Man City's playing style will therefore become more fluid and sharper when the heads and feet of coach Pep Guardiola's players are released at the right time.

Therefore, the next opponents of The Citizens should not be too happy, the loss that Aguero and his teammates suffered against Shakhtar Donetsk was within the control of coach Pep Guardiola.

However, whether the Spanish strategist's calculations are correct or not remains to be seen, with time being the answer, first of all the Manchester derby with arch-rivals Man Utd on December 10./.

Thanh Hung