Manchester City lost the first leg of their Champions League playoff against Spanish giants Real Madrid on Tuesday night, thanks to a late Jude Bellingham goal – and City fans in the Manchester Evening News comments section say the result is difficult to accept after coming so close to leaving the tie with the advantage.
City started strongly, going ahead twice thanks to Erling Haaland’s goal and penalty, but were startled by late strikes from Brahim Diaz and Jude Bellingham in the space of six minutes. Ederson and Rico Lewis appeared to be at blame for the late collapse goals, with Pep Guardiola claiming that “we are not stable enough in those moments”. According To Mancherster Evening News.
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He continued: “I’ve been here for many years, and we’ve been an extraordinary team, a machine every three days. This year, I accept when the opponent is superior, but I am currently incapable of providing the team with the necessary composure to handle these situations.
“I can’t be furious with my squad because we know who we’re up against. The thing is, when you’re playing at this level and you’re so close to achieving a fantastic outcome, letting it slide away is more difficult to take. I think about many of them and how they endured, yet we are unable to close the gap and make sound decisions to improve.”
“Sorry to see lads leaving early again with injuries, but we have 8 days until we do or die in Madrid. I said it would be a big ask over 180 minutes, but we’re only one goal down at half time. Still to play for.”
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