After a thrilling evening on Wednesday, Manchester City exited the Champions League, a significant blow to their hopes of winning another triple, according to London World. After ninety minutes, the second leg matchup between Real Madrid and Barcelona at the Etihad concluded in a 1-1 draw. This resulted in extra time and, ultimately, a penalty shootout in which Madrid prevailed. CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Despite City’s dominance with 33 shots and 68 percent possession, they failed to capitalize on their chances, leading to immense disappointment.
The missed opportunities were compounded by three key injuries during the game.
Erling Haaland, who was visibly struggling with a limp, was unable to continue after extra time, prompting Julian Alvarez to replace him.
Kevin De Bruyne and Manuel Akanji also had to be substituted in the 112th minute due to injuries. Pep Guardiola confirmed post-match that all three players requested to be taken off.
Guardiola stated, “Erling and Kevin and Manu asked me to go out. They could not continue.”
Adding to the concern was Jokso Gvardiol’s apparent groin discomfort in the dying minutes of the match.
However, he managed to soldier on until the final whistle CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
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