Former Premier League goalkeepers Shay Given and Paul Robinson agreed that Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti's gameplan played out perfectly for his side to progress to the Champions League semi finals.
Man City are one of the world's elite teams, but Real Madrid showed why they are still the gold standard after a backs-against-the-wall win in the Champions League quarterfinals.
Manchester City are out of the UEFA Champions League after Real Madrid beat the reigning title holders 4-3 on penalties in Wednesday's quarterfinal second leg. Pep Guardiola's side drew 1-1 on the night which meant extra time as last week's 3-3 draw made it 4-4 on aggregate but the Premier League giants could not find a winning goal.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was gracious in defeat after their dreams of an historic second successive treble were dashed by a stubborn Real Madrid on Wednesday in a Champions League quarter-final game the English club had thoroughly dominated.
Pep Guardiola said he wouldn't "judge" Real Madrid for their style of play after they knocked Manchester City out of the Champions League on penalties.
Antonio Ruediger scored the decisive penalty as Real Madrid beat holders Manchester City in an edge-of-your-seat 4-3 shootout victory to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League after the teams were locked at 4-4 on aggregate following extra time on Wednesday.
The latest updates and analysis from the quarterfinals of the 2023-24 Champions League season, with Man City hosting Real Madrid and Arsenal visiting Bayern.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was beaming with pride after his team dug deep for long periods on Wednesday to keep Manchester City at bay and squeeze past them on penalties into the semi-finals of the Champions League.
The manager said the midfielder asked to leave Manchester City two seasons before while Mauricio Pochettino confirmed Enzo Fernández is playing with a hernia
Pep Guardiola has spoken to the media before Manchester City's FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday. Here are the main lines from his news conference: On facing in-form former City forward Cole Palmer: "He's an exceptional player.
We asked you to have your say on Manchester City's Champions League quarter-final exit to Real Madrid. Here is a selection of your comments: Bill: 33 shots and 18 corners - but only one goal. That is where the tie was lost,
The anguish of Manchester City’s shootout defeat by Real Madrid can inspire the team to ‘do something special’ in the FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea
Arsenal and 2023 titlist Manchester City were both eliminated Wednesday in the second leg of the quarterfinals by Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, respectively.
All the reaction after Manchester City and Arsenal are knocked out of the Champions League quarter-finals, plus FA Cup replays scrapped and build-up to Europa and Europa Conference League quarter-finals.
Gone are Manchester City, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, and Barcelona, clubs that have combined for 14 Champions League finals and six European Cups. So we won’t see subplots like Pep Guardiola versus former clubs Barcelona or Bayern Munich.
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini, Lars Sivertsen and Sid Lowe as Real Madrid and Bayern account for Manchester City and Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-finals
Real Madrid and Bayern Munich booked their spots in the UEFA Champions League semifinals on Wednesday, respectively ousting Manchester City and Arsenal to do so. The two sides are now slated to play each other when the competition resumes in two weeks' time,
Manchester City had 88 touches in the opposition box against Real Madrid; the most on record in a Champions League match (since 2007-08). Their 33 shots were also the most in a knockout stage game in the competition since Liverpool (34) versus Atletico de Madrid in March 2020.
Bayern Munich booked their spot in the UEFA Champions League semifinals on Wednesday, picking up a narrow 1-0 win over Arsenal to do so. The teams played to a fairly even but goalless first half and things stayed the same way in the second half until Joshua Kimmich's 63rd minute header gave Bayern the lead.
Holders Manchester City were knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid after a 4-3 penalty shootout defeat in their quarter-final second leg at Etihad Stadium. Were you a
Manchester City and Chelsea lock horns at Wembley Stadium on Saturday in a tasty FA Cup semifinal. [ LIVE: Manchester City vs Chelsea stats on FotMob.com] Pep Guardiola's City will have less than 72 hours to prepare for this game after being knocked out of the Champions League on penalty kicks by Real Madrid.
Follow live text updates and BBC Radio 5 Live commentary as Manchester City host Real Madrid and Arsenal face Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Carlo Ancelotti praised Real Madrid for his team's resilience in their penalty shootout win over Manchester City in the Champions League, saying "everybody gave us up for dead, but Real Madrid never die.
Follow live text updates and BBC Radio 5 Live commentary as Manchester City host Real Madrid and Arsenal face Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals.
The Champions League quarterfinals second leg between Manchester City and Real Madrid has gone to a penalty shoot out after ending in a 1-1 draw through extra time at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. The match was tied 4-4 on aggregate after the first leg ended 3-3 in Madrid last week.
Follow all the reaction and watch Pep Guardiola & Carlo Ancelotti post-match news conferences after Real Madrid knock Manchester City out of the Champions League quarter-finals.
Palmer moved to Stamford Bridge in a £42.5 million ($53m) deal in the summer and has become one of the signings of the season after scoring 23 goals in all competitions, including 20 in the Premier League.
Off the pace in the Champions League and the Spanish top flight last season, Real Madrid have bounced back to give themselves a strong shot at securing both.Barcelona lifted the Spanish title last season on the basis of their strong backline,
Carlo Ancelotti and his assistants studied how Mikel Arteta’s side kept Manchester City at arm’s length and successfully repeated the trick themselves, though they were made to “suffer” for their shoo
Man City 1-1 Real Madrid (agg: 4-4, 3-4 pens) Real Madrid Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti to Movistar: "We started well, went ahead and then we had to fight to survive, we had to suffer. City had control because we defended too deep.