Manchester City’s Champions League hopes were crushed once again by Real Madrid, who sealed a 5-1 aggregate win thanks to Federico Valverde’s first-leg hat-trick and Vinicius Junior’s brace at the Etihad.
Bernardo Silva’s red card compounded City’s misery, leaving Pep Guardiola’s side trophyless in Europe for a third straight season.
Attention now turns to Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Arsenal at Wembley.
Defeat there could deepen the crisis, with an FA Cup quarter-final against Liverpool and crucial league clashes against Chelsea and Arsenal still to come. City sit nine points off the Premier League pace with eight games left.
Guardiola admitted results “have not been good” but insisted his team remains “extraordinary.”
Speculation continues over his future, with City reportedly exploring replacements, though the Spaniard says he wants to coach for another decade.
