Guardiola reacts to speculation about effects of two defeats he suffered from Chelsea ahead of Saturday UCL final

Pep Guardiola insists it means ‘absolutely nothing, zero’ that his Manchester City side have lost twice to Chelsea already.

Asked by Rio Ferdinand with BT Sport about the impact of those two defeats, he said: “Absolutely nothing, zero.

“I know how we have prepared this final.

“We played two days after the Dortmund game away and in the [FA Cup] semi-finals, yes well done, well deserved, congratulations Chelsea.

“On Saturday, it’s a new game we face and we will see what happens.

“If we had won these two games, my position would be the same because I know what the Champions League is.

“The season is gone, it’s over – just one game, the Champions League, everyone else is on the beach thinking about next season.”