Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola put his side’s latest Champions League slump down to the instability of football following Real Madrid made a stunning late fightback to reach the final.<\/p>\n

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City cruised 1-0 on the night at the Santiago Bernabeu and 5-3 on aggregate leading into the 90^{th<\/sup> minute ahead of 2 goals in 88 seconds from substitute Rodrygo sent the clash to extra time.<\/p>\n}

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Karim Benzema\u00a0then put home the winner from the penalty spot to send the club into the final versus Liverpool on 28^{th<\/sup> of May in Paris.<\/p>\n}

Inversely, City are still waiting to be enthroned European champions in spite the billions invested by the club’s Abu Dhabi-based owners over the past 14 years.<\/p>\n

Guardiola’s squad were left to regret a series of missed opportunities both in the first leg at the Etihad and following\u00a0Riyad Mahrez\u00a0had boosted them into the lead 17 minutes from time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn’t play our best, but it is normal, in a semi-final, the players feel the pressure and wanting to do it,\u201d Guardiola notified.<\/p>\n

\u201cFootball is unpredictable, it is a game like this. We have to accept it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Madrid also needed recovery at the Bernabeu to see off PSG and Chelsea in the last two rounds.<\/p>\n

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However, the Spanish champions had not managed even a shot on target until Rodrygo climaxed by snapping home Benzema’s cross.<\/p>\n

The Brazilian then augment highest to power home a header in the first minute of stoppage time.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter we scored the goal we were better. We found out tempo and our game and the players were comfortable,\u201d appended Guardiola.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not like in the last 10 minutes they attack and attack and you suffer. It didn’t happen. They put a lot of players in the box, with (Eder) Militao, Rodrygo,\u00a0Vinicius\u00a0(Junior), Benzema and they put in crosses and scored two goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

City need to get another sorrowful European withdrawal out of their system swiftly if they are to avoid ending the season trophy less for the first time in five years.<\/p>\n

The English champions dominate Liverpool by a point at the top of the Premier League with four matches to spare.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow we need to process that and come back with our people at home and the last four games we have,\u201d stated Guardiola.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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