John Stones left “angry” and “frustrated” by the late Manchester City collapse in the 3-2 defeat by Real Madrid in the game of the knockout in the Champions League.
Real won the victory through two late goals by Brahim Diaz and the presence of Bellingham after Erling Halland City put in the front of the center in the 80th minute.
He led City through the first match for Halland after 10 minutes before Kylian Mbappe was happy in the second half before the Al -Ittihad dramatic end.
It continues the unusual Pep Guardiola teams in this season, as the fifth place in the Premier League was now heading to Bernabeu next week, which needs a deficit in the goal in order to reach the past 16.
I told Stones Amazon Prime: “Some games after the arsenal [5-1 defeat]I don’t know how to put it in words immediately, it’s raw and frustrated to everyone.
“We were in the game until very late, then two cases and concessions occur. It is frustrated as a defender to come out with this result.
“It is angry and frustrated.”
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Their late defeat was the ninth time that City failed to win after the game was at the forefront of the game, and it is several times as in their previous four seasons.
“We need to see games better. The director said that we need to agree on what we are doing on the field, and I think we are doing so. We need to escalate when these bad moments occur,” England defender added.
“Today we have a great opportunity to go to Bernabeu with 2-1. This is not done. We have to remain positive, which is difficult now. As the manager says we need to look at ourselves and bear accountability.”
“We were at the forefront at the beginning of the game and know that Real has a quality out in the second half. It can be avoided from us as eleven on the field. We have to do what is better – it’s simple like that.
“We have to maintain a positive mentality and try to put it properly.”
Beiltham: We played some of our best football in this season
The match holder of the match, Bellingham, felt that he was real, he deserved victory after an impressive start for the game despite the back, and he says that his late goal may be decisive before the return leg.
He said: “It was strange. We played some of our best football in this season and we ended up.
“I think we were playing well and creating a lot. We were always confident throughout the game that something would fall for us.
“I am not interested in any form of a city that are still an incredible team. It is always difficult to play against them and finally we have the opportunity at the end.
“It is always good to go home, and I am sure that Bernabeu will come to us.
There seems to be up and down in these knockout games. It is not just a game management, it is tactical and it is also physiological. “