Manchester City 4 Real Madrid 3
Pep Guardiola lost himself in frustration at various points, not least when Riyad Mahrez committed the sin of finding the side-netting rather than squaring for the unmarked Phil Foden. That could have been 3-0 for Manchester City.
Guardiola found himself crouched in fear when Real Madrid ran through after a Rúben Dias slip. He would be booked for losing the plot after a throw-in went against his team. This is what the Champions League can do to a manager, especially when glory is so close. Or perhaps, this is what playing against this Real Madrid team can do.
Guardiola would wheel away in delight on 74 minutes when Oleksandr Zinchenko was fouled on the edge of the area and everybody seemed to stop – apart from Bernardo …
- April 27, 2022
