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Guardiola's comments come with City set to played Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday, a little more than 72 hours before they took on Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final.
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has expressed his frustration with the scheduling of their fixtures, describing it as "unfair" and "not normal."
Guardiola's comments come with City set to played Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday, a little more than 72 hours before they took on Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final.
City's opponents, Real Madrid, will have an extra day's rest, as they will be in La Liga action against Getafe on Saturday.
The City boss could not understand why their game against Everton was scheduled for Sunday, citing Liverpool's hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday as one of the reasons.
"In the end, we can't play Saturday because of Eurovision or something like that in Liverpool, and we don't have enough bodies to handle two important events sometimes," Guardiola said.
The Spaniard added that he was beyond fighting against the scheduling of fixtures, saying, "I can't understand it, but I'm not going to fight it any more.”
“OK, you have to adapt. What can I do? We'd prefer to play Saturday to be able to prepare, but it is what it is."
Guardiola, who has always been critical of the fixture scheduling in England, expressed his frustration about the issue once again.
"The schedule is not normal, for me, it's not fair, but I don't know what I can do," he said.
City drew 1-1 with Real Madrid in the first leg of their semi-final on Tuesday, and a place in the Champions League final is at stake next week.
Despite the high stakes of the upcoming match, Guardiola insists that their focus is firmly on the game against Everton as they are still in the running for the Premier League as well.
"My thought is just Everton - no more than that," he said. "It's a real, real priority, Goodison Park."
The situation is made even more critical by the fact that Arsenal is hot on City's heels in the Premier League, with just one point separating the two teams vying for the title.
Guardiola believes that the Gunners will "definitely" win their remaining matches, but he insists that his team must not rely on others' results.
"There are four games left in the Premier League, and it's really important to be there and keep our destiny in our hands," Guardiola said.
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