Pep Guardiola admits that his team in Manchester City was not good enough in the Champions League this season and says “the best winning team” after they were removed from the competition by Real Madrid holders.
Kylian Mbappe recorded a 3-1 phone in the Bernabeu winners, and 6-3 in a total, to reach 16 round.
Niko Gonzalez scored a goal at the time of the injury in City, but was a little more condolences on a night when the Spanish giants reaffirm their credentials as competitors in the Champions League.
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With Erling Haland on the bench, the Guardiola team, on the other hand, was lacking in any real threat to move forward and fight to contain the host’s front line.
“For 180 minutes, we have a good half an hour or 35 minutes, but the rest is fought,” he told Guardiola TNT SPORTS after the match.
“I come here [the Bernabeu] A goal below and start injury John [Stones] After making the first goal, it was somewhat similar to what happened throughout the season.
“But it’s more difficult with quality [Real] Hell. “
“After giving up a goal in the first procedure, we did not defend well. It is more and more difficult. We accept it, the best team won, congratulations to Real Madrid and now focus on the Premier League.
When asked about MBAPPE quality, the city coach added: “He is not only he, they have a great team. They deserved to pass. We didn’t deserve. This is the first year in which we did not achieve a good season in the Champions League. We accept that and fight for that I am here again.
“We are lucky to have many here in this competition. We were very satisfied to win it once. We accept that now, this season, we are not close enough to be there. We’ll see what is happening in the future.”
Next to City is to visit the Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday.