Guardiola admits Real Madrid ‘a little bit better’ in shootout‘Football is about scoring goals … they are in the semi-finals’
Pep Guardiola claimed he had “no regrets” after Manchester City’s dream of a double-treble ended in the heartbreak of a 4-3 penalty shootout defeat to Real Madrid on a night when Arsenal also crashed out of the Champions League, their 1-0 loss at Bayern Munich consigning them to a 3-2 aggregate defeat.
City came from behind in their quarter-final second leg at the Etihad Stadium, Kevin De Bruyne’s 76th-minute strike cancelling out Rodrygo’s opener early in the first half. Yet despite the holders dominating possession, Real held on until the end of extra time and eventually prevailed from the spot.
