Man City 2-3 Real Madrid: John Stones describes ‘anger and frustration’ as a city twice surrenders in the Champions League playoffs | Football news
Defender John Stones spoke of the irresistible feeling of ‘anger and frustration’ after defeating 3-2 Manchester City of 3-2 in Real Madrid, twice handed the lead in the first part of his knockout play-off.
Erling Haaland put City in front of each half for an exciting competition, but the Champions League owners answered via Kylian Mbappe and replaced Brahim Diaz.
Both sides in the game of numerous chances hit Drvenica, but England International Jude Bellingham had the last word at the time of stop.
This is the fourth consecutive season, the foreign pairs in the stage, with a stage for another epic conflict in a return leg in Bernabeu in eight days.
“I don’t know how to put it right in words, it’s so raw and frustrating for everyone,” Stones said.
“We were in the game late, and then two situations happen and we admit each other. It’s frustrating as a defender to go with that result.
“It’s a sense of anger and frustration.
“We have to see the games better. The manager said we have to take responsibility for what we do on the field, I think we do it. We have to step up when these bad moments happen.
“Today we had a great opportunity to go to Bernabeu with a 2-1 lead. That was not done. We have to remain positive, which is difficult now.
“As the manager says we have to look at ourselves and take responsibility.”
Guardiola: We are not stable enough to endure the pressure
Pep Guardiolawho in his initial selection called five central stands in an attempt to undo the attack of Real, aroused ‘bad decisions’ while the city twice made the mistakes that led to the goals.
Epson was guilty of Diaz’s director, while replacement Rico Lewis was guilty while Bellingham grabbed the winner of the last.
The Guardiola – the side of the side failed to win one of the last four Champions League games in which they scored the first, and now in 38 games this season they scored 57 goals in 38 games – three more than the last term.
“The players make decisions in the moment, sometimes it works, sometimes that,” Guardiola said.
“Today is a tendency to manage situations we don’t have, there have been many, many times. So think, think, and may not happen in the future. Be brave and move forward for the next games.
“He was tight today. I’m quite honest with myself, today we have a chance and play pretty well with the ball, and the association they had was bigger than the past [games]But in moments we should recover the situation that we could not manage it. In the last minute we arrive with a good result and we couldn’t keep it.
“I’ve been here for many years and I have been part of an extraordinary team, an unbelieving machine, but in an instant I’m unable to give something to a team to manage these situations. That’s true.
“The guilt belongs to all of us, I have no problem accepting that it does not function as if it had functioned in the past. It would be easy to blame one player, it is funny, it doesn’t work. All of us are, first.
Ballon D’Or Banner gave me strength – Vinicius junior
Vinicius Junior claimed to have been released by Manchester City fans after playing a lead role in the dramatic victory of Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium.
The visible side was welcomed by a huge flag before the first leg on Tuesday at Etihad Stadium, having fun on the Brazilian racing end of the Rodrje city midfielder in the vote for last year’s Ballon D’Or Award and Real’s Bojcot of the Ceremony.
Banner, whom Guardiola claims to have not seen, portrayed a huge picture of Rodri kissing his trophy with the message “Stop crying your heart” – the title of the band Oasis, which supports the city.
Still, he really laughed last as the banner withdrew badly, and Vinicius enjoyed the top game because the Spaniards twice came from behind to win 3-2.
Vinicius said to Movistar, “I saw him, I saw a banner. Whenever opponent fans do such things, they give me more power to have a great game and I did it here.”
‘Man City has no chance of qualifications’
Sky Sports’ Paul Merson:
“This was the case of two great Man City mistakes. Old Man City played a game from 90 to 95 minutes.
“I don’t know what it is, whether they turn off, or it’s just an aging team. The older you get, the more you get tired and if you get tired, more mistakes. Excluded.
“They really went well in a full game. Of course they occasionally drove their happiness as you did against a quality side like Real Madrid.
“But they will be so disappointed. We’re not even in mid -February, and Man City just plays for FA Cup.
“I don’t give them the opportunity in the second leg. In Real Madrid, I saw enough to know that I could open a city like a knife through butter.”
