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Apr 18, 2024 · Ben Ransom and Adam Bate assess where Manchester City went wrong after crashing out of the Champions League on penalties to Real Madrid.
Apr 18, 2024 · Pep Guardiola insisted there were no regrets after Manchester City’s bid to retain their Champions League crown ended in a heartbreaking penalty shoot-out loss to Real Madrid.
May 10, 2024 · Ben Ransom and Adam Bate assess where Manchester City went wrong after crashing out of the Champions League on penalties to Real Madrid.
- Pep's Collapse Curse Strikes Again
- Why Did City Panic and Go Long?
- What Happened to de Bruyne?
- City Run Out of Time
- Comeback Kings Real Strike Again
- Walker Injury Made Things More Difficult
Manchester City's defeat in Madrid was the latest in a long line of collapses from a Pep Guardiola side in the Champions League. It was the sixth time the Spaniard has been eliminated at the semi-final stage of the competition, drawing him level with Jose Mourinho. Astonishingly, of Guardiola's 11 Champions League exits, eight have seen alarming pe...
Nothing illustrated Manchester City's desperation quite like the number of balls they sent skyward in the closing stages of the match. They contested nine aerial duels in the second period of extra-time - almost as many as the 10 in the previous hour and three quarters. Ederson typified the shift in approach. This is a goalkeeper who has completed ...
Kevin de Bruyne played a crucial role in City's first-leg victory at the Etihad Stadium, scoring the opening goal and setting up Gabriel Jesus for the second, but the Belgian was accused of failing to step up to the plate at the Bernabeu. His evening ended prematurely as he was substituted for Ilkay Gundogan after just 72 minutes, his early withdra...
Daniele Orsato will not be popular with the blue side of Manchester for some time. The referee led an all-Italian team of officials on a difficult night in the Bernabeu which he appeared to want over as soon as possible. The City bench had already been enraged when only three minutes of added time was signalled at the end of extra-time - six minute...
Real Madrid have trailed at some point in each of the knockout rounds during this season's Champions League. They have become the first side, since 2003-04 when the Last 16 was introduced, to lose a match in the last 16 (0-1 vs PSG), quarter-final (2-3 vs Chelsea) and semi-final (3-4 vs Man City) in a campaign and still reach the final. After losin...
It was apparent from the outset that Real Madrid's main offensive weapon - at least until Rodrygo appeared off the bench to turn the tie - would be Vinicius Junior rather than Karim Benzema. But Kyle Walker had the pace and the nous to cope with that threat. Time and again, he was up to the challenge in the opening 45 minutes. But as the game progr...
Apr 17, 2024 · Pep Guardiola said he had “no regrets” after holders Manchester City were knocked out of the Champions League after a dramatic penalty shoot-out. City dominated the game, equalising through...
Apr 17, 2024 · City’s quest for a second successive Champions League crown was ended by Real Madrid who secured a dramatic 4-3 penalty shoot-out win at the Etihad after the sides had drawn 1-1 after 120 minutes and 4-4 on aggregate in our quarter-final second leg.
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Apr 18, 2024 · Man City 'exceptional' against Real Madrid despite crashing out of Champions League, says Guardiola. The champions were dethroned by the kings. Manchester City ’s reign lasted only a year.
