Pep Guardiola says he has no regrets after Manchester City’s Champions League exit

Pep Guardiola said Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland asked to be substituted during Manchester City's defeat by Real Madrid. Photograph: Darren Staples/AFP via Getty Images

Julian Álvarez scored City’s first penalty before Luka Modric missed for the visitors. That felt like an early, decisive moment but Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic failed to convert City’s next two. The remaining kicks all proved successful, with Antonio Rüdiger striking the winning penalty for the 14-time champions.

De Bruyne and Erling Haaland were substituted before the shoot-out. “They asked me to – they could not continue,” explained Guardiola. “There have been moments where we have been better. We gave them two goals , a big advantage to give away, and today you could see it was margin of error zero, we made a mistake defending, we conceded. Then it was difficult. We tried in many different ways but it’s difficult. It is the moment to stay next to the players, give them support, because they are the ones who have taken us on this journey.

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