Man City invite Rafael Nadal's uncle for motivational speech ahead of Real Madrid clash

Things aren’t going well at Manchester City. four-time Premier League champions were in for a shock on Friday when UEFA handed m a two-year ban from Champions League due to Financial Fairplay (FFP) breaches. decision couldn’t have h come at a much worse time for Man City, who are 25 points behind league leers Liverpool and face Real Mrid in Champions League Round of 16.

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Real Mrid vs Man City: Guardiola invites Toni Nal to give a speech to squ

While Man City manr Per Guardiola and star winger Raheem Sterling have pledged ir futures to club, same cant be said for ir or stars at club. In this period of unrest with a clash against Real Mrid looming, Man City invited Toni Nal, uncle and former coach of World .2 Rafael Nal, to dress players and staff at club’s training facility on Tuesday. City’s Champions League campaign is w more significant considering FFP ban for next two years.

Real Mrid vs Man City: Pep asks players to prove y are 'talent, t money'

Man City boss Pep Guardiola has urged his players to use news of Champions League as extra motivation when y take on Real Mrid at Santiago Bernabeu in Champions League Round of 16 fixture. According to Athletic, Guardiola has asked his players to prove a point on pitch and show that y are more about ‘talent' and 't money.’ Pep has drilled his players to be as focused as y have ever been on game in Mrid, pushing home significance of proper preparation, such as eating and resting well. former Barcelona boss has also asked players to avoid 'energy-draining' parties and events to remain fresh for Champions League match.

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Real Mrid vs Man City: Toni Nal's speech t scheduled due to Man City ban

Man City’s move to draft in Toni Nal to deliver a speech is t in response to FFP breach or Champions League ban. According to Athletic, talk was arranged over a month ago and is t first time that Man City have invited people to share inspirational stories to ir players in crucial sts of season.  Man City h earlier invited a crash survivor of 1972 Andes flight disaster, who shared story of 16 survivors who faced starvation and h to resort to cannibalism to survive.

Man City players have also heard from Oscar Camps of Open Arms, a Spanish NGO devoted to rescuing refugees who bump into difficulties attempting to reach Europe by boat. Toni Nal’s emphasis is more performance-related and he has been requested to help players focus ahe of difficult run of fixtures including Real Mrid vs Man City clash.

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Real Mrid vs Man City: Toni Nal to motivate Man City against Rafael Nal's favourite team

World .2 Rafael Nal last year won French Open and US Open to take his Grand Slam title count to 19, one behind Swiss legend Roger Federer. Nal has battled has several injuries in recent years and his uncle Toni Nal speaks highly of his unconquerable spirit.  Toni, who coached Rafael Nal for 27 years, said that World .2 finds motivation in his fighting spirit than from winning while ding that his nephew learned to play with difficulty and always looked for personal satisfaction over victories. However, it remains to be seen how Rafael Nal reacts when he finds out that his uncle is motivating his favourite side Real Mrid’s opponents ahe of ir crunch Champions League clash.

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