
Manchester City are knocked out of the Champions League after losing 2-1 to Real Madrid at home and losing 5-1 on aggregate.
Manchester City now have the FA Cup, the Premier League, and the EFL Cup to play for, with the EFL Cup Final being played this Sunday at Wembley Stadium against Arsenal.
After the second leg at the Etihad Stadium against Real Madrid, Pep Guardiola defended his team's performance despite being knocked out of the Champions League and losing in both legs.
Guardiola highlighted that his team played the majority of the match with 10 men and said, "Just a feeling of what would happen if it was 10 against 11. That is just the feeling. It's difficult once you are 4-0 down and playing 10 men against 11. But we did everything. We gave everything...We have an extraordinary team, an extraordinary group of players... the future is bright!"
Manchester City went down to 10 men after Bernardo Silva received a red card in the 20th minute, which led to Vinicius Junior scoring a penalty kick in the 22nd minute.
One of the best players for Manchester City was Jeremy Doku, who completed seven dribbles, the most of any player on the pitch.
Despite losing both legs, Doku felt that the team had many chances to score, even when the team went down to 10 men since the first half.
Doku said, "I feel like we had a lot of chances. We played well, even with ten against 11, especially against a team like Real Madrid; it's going to be difficult, but we did well."
Doku was asked about Bernardo Silva's red card in the first half, which led to Real Madrid's penalty opener. Doku said, "He's our captain, he's the most disappointed of all of us. It's not his fault, he tried to defend, we are not angry at it, he's just unlucky."
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