本轮英超，曼城1-0战胜利兹联，比赛在上半场一度暂停，以便穆斯林球员为斋月开斋。在此期间，现场球迷发出高分贝嘘声，赛后瓜迪奥拉谈及了此事。
瓜迪奥拉说道：“这是一个现代世界，对吧？你看当今世界正在发生什么，尊重宗教，尊重多样性，这才是重点。英超联赛说你可以有一两分钟，让封斋的球员们可以开斋。不幸的是，事情就是这样。”
“当然球员们知道这一点，我们补充了一点维生素，因为谢尔基、艾特-努里今天没有进食。仅此而已。问题是，他们能不能这样做？有什么问题吗？”
利兹联主帅丹尼尔·法尔克在终场哨响后被罚出场，无法进行任何赛后采访，原因是他向裁判投诉曼城拖延时间时，六分钟伤停补时没有给够时间。他的助手埃德蒙·里默代为履行媒体职责，并被问及这一事件。
利兹联助教收到：“我可能是那个听不到多少声音的人，因为我真的专注于比赛，但我听说了这件事。显然有些球迷这么做了，所以我们会努力从中吸取教训，这令人失望，我们下次需要做得更好。”
Pep Guardiola condemns fans who booed as Muslim players broke Ramadan fast at Leeds
Pep Guardiola has called on football supporters to “respect religion and diversity” after fans booed a brief stoppage in play at Elland Road to allow Muslim players to break their Ramadan fast.
Play was halted in the 13th minute of Manchester City’s 1-0 win against Leeds after the sun had set to allow the Muslim players to eat. At this point, despite a clear message on the big screen, fans audibly jeered the situation.
“It is a modern world, right?” Guardiola said. “[You see] what is happening in the world today. Respect religion, diversity, that is the point. The Premier League says you can have one or two minutes, you can have for the [fasting] players to do it [break their fast]. It is what it is, unfortunately.
“We took on a little bit of vitamins because [Rayan] Cherki, [Rayan] Aït-Nouri did not eat today. No more than that. The question is, can they do it or not? What is the problem?”
The Leeds assistant head coach Edmund Riemer – attending the press conference in place of Daniel Farke who was shown a red card after the final whistle for confronting the referee over perceived timewasting – added: “I’m probably the guy who doesn’t hear a lot because I’m really focused on the game, but I’ve heard about it. Obviously some of the supporters did it, so we try to learn from it. It’s disappointing, we need to do better next time.”
Pep Guardiola spoke on Friday about how Omar Marmoush, Aït-Nouri, Cherki and Abdukodir Khusanov deal with the complexities of being Muslim and a professional athlete.
Stoppages of this nature have become a regular feature in football matches in recent years during Ramadan. “They follow this religious tradition. We have good nutritionists and they adapt to what the team needs,” said Guardiola in his pre-match briefing. “We cannot adapt the schedule for the Premier League [kick-off] times and I think they are used to it – they are not young and have been playing [for] many years during this period.
“We took on a little bit of vitamins because [Rayan] Cherki, [Rayan] Aït-Nouri did not eat today. No more than that. The question is, can they do it or not? What is the problem?”
The Leeds assistant head coach Edmund Riemer – attending the press conference in place of Daniel Farke who was shown a red card after the final whistle for confronting the referee over perceived timewasting – added: “I’m probably the guy who doesn’t hear a lot because I’m really focused on the game, but I’ve heard about it. Obviously some of the supporters did it, so we try to learn from it. It’s disappointing, we need to do better next time.”
Pep Guardiola spoke on Friday about how Omar Marmoush, Aït-Nouri, Cherki and Abdukodir Khusanov deal with the complexities of being Muslim and a professional athlete.
Stoppages of this nature have become a regular feature in football matches in recent years during Ramadan. “They follow this religious tradition. We have good nutritionists and they adapt to what the team needs,” said Guardiola in his pre-match briefing. “We cannot adapt the schedule for the Premier League [kick-off] times and I think they are used to it – they are not young and have been playing [for] many years during this period.
“For the players I think it is not new. Both Rayans, Omar and Khusa, it is not the first time for [observing] Ramadan and they know perfectly how to handle it.”
Kick it Out, the anti-discrimination charity, said in a statement: “It is massively disappointing that some Leeds United fans jeered when Manchester City’s players broke their fast during the first half of the match at Elland Road. This was compounded by the fact that an explanation was displayed on a big screen inside the stadium.
“Pausing the game to allow Muslim players to break their fast during Ramadan has been an agreed protocol for several years now. It’s an important and visible part of making the game welcoming for Muslim players and communities. But as tonight’s reaction shows, football still has a long way to go in terms of education and acceptance.”
曼城咋英超憑安東尼施美安建功，作客1:0小勝馬列斯聯,續追榜首阿仙奴。對於上半場曾短暫停賽特別安排給正齋戒的穆斯林球員補給,現場球迷發出噓聲批評拖延時間。「藍月」領隊時哥迪奧拿認為,英超賽會已批准這情況下,理應不存在問題。
施美安定江山 曼城小勝列斯聯
曼城昨有射手艾寧夏蘭特因日前操練受輕傷缺陣,唯一入球出現在上半場補時2分鐘,由藍月翼鋒安東尼施美安接應左閘艾洛利傳中近門撞射入網, 終以1:0小勝完場時有主帥丹尼法基投訴過激領紅的列斯聯, 賽後28戰59分續居次名。
是役14分鐘曾暫停,正值英國時間入夜,列斯的艾蘭路球場熒幕顯示讓雙方齋戒的穆斯林球員於場邊補給。今年齋戒月為2月18日至3月19日,穆斯林於為期一個月在日出至日落期間禁止飲食。曼城這仗大軍有4名穆斯林球員，包括正選的馬莫殊、卓基、艾洛利及是役只列後備未有上陣的卡胡辛洛夫。不過球員補給時現場曾傳來噓聲,對此哥迪奧拿回應說:「現今社會如果不尊重宗教和多樣性,就會出現問題。 英超賽會今次容許比赛稍為暫停一兩分鐘,讓齋戒球員到場邊補充水分或食物,事情就是這樣,球員也只是服用小量維他命。既然英超已允許,這還有問題嗎?没有問題。」
